On Friday 13th September, the proponents of a so-called “Great South West” region [covering Cornwall and the English counties of Devon, Dorset and Somerset] congregated at Exeter. Mebyon Kernow is calling on all politicians serving communities to the west of the Tamar to actively oppose the “Great South West” project undermining Cornwall achieving greater powers for itself. Speaking following a meeting of MK’s National Executive Committee, which also took place on 13th September, Cllr Dick Cole issued the following statement: “We…

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A meeting was held at Lys Kernow on Friday 30th August, which mainly involved the leader of Cornwall Council, Cornwall’s MPs and their group leaders. At this gathering, it was agreed that a letter be sent to the Deputy Prime Minister calling for  “greater autonomy and devolution for Cornwall.” Following the meeting, the leader of the MK/Green Group was invited to also sign the letter. Key extracts of the letter are as follows: “As the foremost elected representatives of Cornwall, we…

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Following the news that the ruling administration on Plymouth City Council has written to the UK Government suggesting that a “peninsula-wide [devolution] deal for Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay” should be explored, Mebyon Kernow has re-iterated that the footprint for any devolved settlement must be Cornwall. Commenting on behalf of the Party for Cornwall, Party Leader Cllr Dick Cole said: “Cornwall is one of the nations of the United Kingdom and therefore merits its own devolution settlement – similar to those…

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