On Monday, we reported that MPs from Reform UK had tabled an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill in the House of Commons. This proposed that election materials should only be in English or Welsh, and that the use of other languages would be a criminal offence punishable by a fine and / or six months in jail. This ludicrous notion was widely condemned. In addition to MK, the SNP described the suggested ban on Scottish Gaelic and Scots…

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Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall  is pleased to confirm that our upcoming 2026 National Conference will be held at the Cornwall Council offices in Truro on Saturday 24th October. We are working to make this event our best National Conference for many years, and it also will mark MK’s 75th anniversary year. More information about the event will follow in the near-future but, in the meantime, please put it in your diary. …

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Mebyon Kernow says it is “unbelievable” that MPs from Reform UK have tabled an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill in the House of Commons, which would ban the use of the Cornish language on election materials. The proposed new clause 107 would dictate that the only languages that can be used on “any bill, placard, poster or printed document” would be English or Welsh. It also states that anyone who “commits an offence under this section” could face…

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Everyone in Mebyon Kernow is delighted to learn that former MK councillor Donte Ragan has secured British citizenship. Born in the United States of America, Donte came to the United Kingdom at the age of two, when he was adopted by a British couple. At the age of 16, Donte became estranged from his adoptive parents but it wasn’t until 2018 that he discovered the appropriate paperwork for his citizenship was never completed. Donte felt he had to stand down as…

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Thank you to everyone who attended MK’s celebratory event at the Buttermarket in Redruth, which marked our 75th anniversary year. We hope everyone enjoyed the evening, and the cake and the wonderful entertainment from Ben Bowden, the Dalla Duo and Trev a Sten. It is also our hope that everyone also feels enthused about continuing our important work for Cornwall. Thank you also to those MK members who organised the event and the Buttermarket for hosting us. …

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The Government Act currently going through Parliament proposes restricting jury trials to cases carrying a sentence of three years or more, on the grounds that there is an enormous backlog of cases. MK opposes this retrograde and unnecessary step. The Government itself has created many of the problems facing the courts by cutting court funding, resulting in numerous court closures and reduced sittings in others. Judges have had their sitting days reduced, while cuts to administrative staff have led to paperwork…

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