May 2024

MK statement on General Election

8 August 2025 – Posted by News, Press Release

Mebyon Kernow’s National Executive Committee (comprising the Party’s leadership team, councillors and other prominent members) met on Friday (24th May) to consider the General Election, which will be taking place on 4th July. We would like to issue the following statement: Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall can confirm that it will not be putting forward candidates for the 2024 General Election. Party members have discussed participation in Westminster elections on a number of occasions during the last couple of…

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Some thoughts on democracy

10 June 2024 – Posted by News, Opinion
Comment from Cllr Dick Cole – Leader of Mebyon Kernow

The recent election for the position of Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the “Devon and Cornwall Police Area” was not a good advert for democracy. A total of 82,011 people voted – a turnout of only 18.8% – which I must admit was higher than predicted by many people, myself included. But 39,464 of these came from postal voters who were automatically sent ballot papers, while only 42,547 people actually visited polling stations. The amount of publicity surrounding the election…

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Wales and Scotland / Cornwall next?

6 May 2024 – Posted by News, Press Release

25 years ago today, the first elections to the National Assembly for Wales (now Senedd Cymru) and the Scottish Parliament were held. The campaign for a Cornish Parliament continues. Mebyon Kernow believes that the historic nation of Cornwall, with its own identity, language and heritage, has the same right to self-determination as other nations such as Scotland and Wales. MK members believe that the people of Cornwall should have more say in how their lives are run and that politicians elected…

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International Workers’ Day

1 May 2024 – Posted by News, Press Release

At the last meeting of MK’s National Executive, party representatives expressed solidarity with all those striving to protect working people and ensure that their working conditions are safe and secure. In particular, they gave full support to International Workers’ Day on 1st May, which developed out of the campaign for an eight-hour working day, and also International Workers’ Memorial Day (28th April), which remembers all people who lost their lives to workplace illness or injury. Globally, the International Labour Organisation has…

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