January 2025

Council votes for Cornish devolution

21 January 2025 – Posted by News, Press Release

We are pleased to report that councillors on the unitary authority overwhelmingly backed a motion to support devolution on a Cornwall footprint and oppose a South West Peninsula Mayoral Strategic Authority being imposed on Cornwall. The motion was tabled by MK Cllr Dick Cole and seconded by independent Cllr Peter La Broy. It was backed by 56 councillors. Four councillors opposed the motion and there were 11 abstentions. The Cornwall Council press statement published after the meeting stated that a “number…

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“Please support the devolution motion”

20 January 2025 – Posted by News, Press Release

The leader of MK, Cllr Dick Cole, has called on one and all to support the motion which he has tabled for Tuesday’s Cornwall Council meeting. It seeks to bring everyone together in support of devolution for Cornwall. Cllr Cole writes: “Plymouth City Council has voted to support the ‘establishment of a South West Peninsula Mayoral Strategic Authority,’ which would ‘encompass the combined geography of Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay.’ The Cabinet at Torbay Council backed the creation of a ‘Mayoral…

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MK comment on House of Lords

9 January 2025 – Posted by News, Opinion

The House of Lords is an anachronism that has no place in a modern democracy. From my perspective, it is wrong that people get appointed to a second chamber for life. I know that the Labour Party’s most recent manifesto stated it is “committed to replacing the House of Lords with an alternative second chamber that is more representative of the regions and nations.” But I am really disappointed at the speed, which they are seeking to deal with this archaic…

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Devolution motion at next Cornwall Council

9 January 2025 – Posted by News, Press Release
New County Hall in Truro

The leader of Mebyon Kernow, Cllr Dick Cole, has tabled a cross-party motion to be debated at the next meeting of Cornwall Council. The motion has been written to bring people together to support meaningful devolution to Cornwall and to oppose any cross-Tamar “combined authority” deals. All Group Leaders were invited to be co-signatures to the motion. It has already been backed by Leigh Frost (Lib Dem Group Leader) and Loic Rich (Independent Group Leader) The motion is as follows: This…

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MK disappointment at Plymouth vote

9 January 2025 – Posted by News, Press Release

At today’s extraordinary meeting of Plymouth City Council, councillors voted by 38 votes to one to support the “establishment of a South West Peninsula Mayoral Strategic Authority” and that the proposed authority should “encompass the combined geography of Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay.” There were four abstentions. Commenting on behalf of Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall, Cllr Dick Cole said: “The decision of Plymouth City Council to vote for the “establishment of a South West Peninsula Mayoral Strategic Authority,”…

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