With the 2022 Commonwealth Games underway in Birmingham (28th July – 8th August), Mebyon Kernow has called for a Cornwall team to be allowed to enter in the next Games. Cllr Ryan Congdon (MK spokesperson on sport) said: “The Cornish were formally recognised as a National Minority through the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in 2014, but there continues to be significant barriers to the proper recognition of the Cornish nation. “Just as we campaign…

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A leading member of Mebyon Kernow has described the ongoing chaos at a dysfunctional Westminster as ‘beyond satire’ and called for ‘meaningful devolution’ to “give the people of Cornwall more control over their own destiny.” Speaking at a meeting of MK’s National Executive on Friday (8th July), Deputy Leader Cllr Loveday Jenkin said: “The events of the last few days have shown that the Westminster system is dysfunctional and the recent chaos is simply beyond satire. “Instead of…

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Councillors representing Mebyon Kernow are challenging the Conservative-run unitary authority to do all it can to find vital funding to safeguard the future of the Royal Cornwall Museum. This follows the announcement that the Museum had failed to secure funding from Cornwall Council through the Culture and Creative Investment Programme, and there have been subsequent reports that the facility could be at risk. The councillors have variously written to the relevant portfolio holder Carol Mould and the leader of the Council,…

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Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall has welcomed the announcement from the Welsh Government that Councils to the west of Offa’s Dyke will be allowed to control the numbers of second homes and holiday lets in their areas. The announcement was made today by the Labour First Minister Mark Drakeford and Adam Price, the leader of MK’s sister party Plaid Cymru, as part of a co-operation agreement. A new licensing scheme for short-term holiday lets and Airbnbs will also be…

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