September 2026

Lindsay Whittle to speak at MK Conference

19 September 2026 – Posted by News, Press Release

Mebyon Kernow is pleased to announce that a key speaker at our upcoming National Conference on Saturday 24th October will be Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle. Lindsay is well-known as the victor of the 2025 by-election to represent the people of Caerphilly in Senedd Cymru. It was a contest that political pundits had predicted would be won by Reform UK. Earlier this year, he was re-elected to the Parliament for the Bleanau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni region following the introduction of a new…

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Cllr Matthew Read joins Mebyon Kernow

20 September 2026 – Posted by News, Press Release

Mebyon Kernow is pleased to confirm that it Councillor Matthew Read has been welcomed into its group on Callington Town Council. He is pictured (on the right) with fellow MK councillors Maria Coakley and Mark Smith.  Alongside experienced Cornwall Councillor Andrew Long, they form a powerful and active group of four on the town council working for all the people of the local community. …

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Reform drops Cornish language ban

19 September 2026 – Posted by News, Opinion

A few weeks back, there was considerable coverage of the amendment tabled by Reform UK to the Representation of the People Bill in the House of Commons, which would criminalise the use of the Cornish language on election materials. The amendment (NC107) stated that a “person shall not print or publish … any bill, placard, poster or printed document … unless the material is in the English language or the Welsh language.” It added that any person committing an “offence” in…

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MK leader demands Celtic-style devolution

20 September 2026 – Posted by News
Cllr Dick Cole

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement that he had “asked No. 10 North to begin work with Cornwall Council and its six MPs on a devolution deal with or without an elected mayor,” the leader of MK has challenged the leadership of the unitary authority and Cornwall’s MPs to be ambitious in their demands for Cornwall. Cllr Dick Cole said: “Andy Burnham’s comments have been widely welcomed, though I am extremely nervous that the present government will not be offering a new…

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