The latest policy document to be published is from the Green Party. There is no mention of Cornwall, but the Cornwall Green Party has issued a statement today confirming its support for a Cornish Assembly.

Relevant extracts from the election manifesto about devolution are as follows:

“Greens believe in national self-determination. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should be free to make their own decisions about how much or how little they are part of the United Kingdom.

“The Scottish people should be free to decide whether they want to remain part of the United Kingdom. Elected Greens at Westminster would support Scotland making decisions for itself.

“Greens believe all communities should make their own decisions. Local authorities need to be given the powers and the resources to do the things their communities need them to do.

“Elected Greens would give the Welsh Government the same devolved powers as the Scottish Government in advance of a new constitutional settlement.

“Elected Greens will support the Senedd if it decides to hold an independence referendum.”

In the section on “English local government,” the document states:

“Elected Greens will ensure that local authorities across England are given the powers and resources they need. They will push for an increase in local government funding of £5bn per year to tackle the current under-funding crisis and enable local authorities to play a key role in the transition to a zero-carbon economy and protecting nature.”

Earlier today, the Cornwall Green Party tweeted the following: “Although it isn’t mentioned in our national Manifesto text, we want to assure our Cornish voters that our support for a Cornish Assembly, FCPNM obligations and continuation of fair funding is still very much our policy, both locally and nationally.”

It added reference to underlying Green Party policy [PA404], which states: The Green Party recognises that Cornwall has a distinct historical and geographical identity, and supports (and will actively campaign for) the establishment of an Assembly for Cornwall, with similar powers to those of the Senedd Cymru, which will be supported, in turn, by a new local government structure promoting subsidiarity.”