The unitary authority has produced a “White Paper” setting out a call for greater devolution for Cornwall. The five Group Leaders were involved in the discussions around the document. In these discussions, Cllr Dick Cole, on behalf of the Mebyon Kernow / Green Group, has consistently argued that the “ask” needed to be more ambitious. The White Paper was presented to a meeting of the Council’s Cabinet today, and the ten members of that Cabinet, agreed that there should be a…

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Cornwall Council has also published a new “national minority” report, which will be used to help politicians, opinion-formers and public bodies understand their obligations to the Cornish national minority and Cornwall. The report has been written by Ian Saltern and Claire Tripp, from the Azook Community Interest Company, for the National Minority Working Group chaired by Cllr Dick Cole. For the online version, see: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/c30m0joh/the-cornish-a-uk-national-minority-web.pdf …

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The leader of Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has written to Cornwall’s six new MPs seeking their support and engagement with a re-energised push for meaningful devolution for Cornwall. An extract from the letter from Cllr Dick Cole, on behalf of the MK National Executive, is as follows:   “I asked me to write to you all about the need for meaningful devolution for Cornwall. Firstly, I have been tasked to thank you for taking your parliamentary oaths in…

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The five Group Leaders on Cornwall Council – which includes Cllr Dick Cole, who is the leader of the Mebyon Kernow / Green Party group on the authority – have sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling for Cornwall to have a seat on the proposed Council of Nations and Regions. The letter states: “The rationale for this request is based on the fact that, like the Welsh, Scottish and Irish, the Cornish people and the language are recognised and…

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