In July, MK Deputy Leader Cllr Loveday Jenkin described the chaos at Westminster as “beyond satire.” Commenting on the period around the resignation of Boris Johnson, she hit out at the truly dysfunctional nature of the Westminster political system, noting that the Conservative Party was at war with itself while it was not dealing with the cost of living crisis. But the shambolic mega-chaos of the last few weeks has been simply unbelievable – and even further beyond parody! The mini-budget…

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Mebyon Kernow would like to extend congratulations to Gwenno Saunders, whose Cornish language album “Tresor” was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize. Indeed, it has been confirmed that her album is the first non-English language to be nominated. MK leader Cllr Dick Cole said: “It was absolutely brilliant to see Gwenno performing ‘An Stevel Nowydh’ at the Mercury Prize awards. It is a fantastic achievement for Gwenno and simply fantastic for the profile of Cornish, which can only be great news…

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This month marks the 25th anniversary of Dick Cole’s election as the leader of Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall. He was voted into the role at MK’s 1997 Annual Conference, held on 4th October in Fraddon Village Hall. It is also nearly 30 years since Dick first became an officer for MK, as he was elected as MK’s Press and Campaigns Officer on 20th November 1992. Speaking on behalf of MK’s ruling National Executive, Cllr Loveday Jenkin said: “Dick…

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Mebyon Kernow councillors spoke out against the proposed loss of the Cornwall Fire Control Centre, Tolvaddon, at a meeting of the unitary authority’s Neighbourhood Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 6th October. Statements from councillors Andrew Long, Matt Luke and Loveday Jenkin were included in a report on the Cornwall Live website. The relevant sections were as follows: Councillor Andrew Long highlighted that Cornwall Council was currently seeking more powers and responsibilities from Westminster in a county deal, adding: “It would be…

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Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has confirmed that it objects to the Conservative-run unitary authority’s intention to remove the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre from Newquay Airport. At the most recent meeting of MK’s National Executive (Friday 23rd September), party activists unanimously agreed to give backing to the Centre. A statement from MK’s National Executive is as follows: “Mebyon Kernow fully supports the desire of the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre to remain on the Newquay Airfield site. The heritage of…

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It is less than one week to the fourth AUOB (All Under One Banner) Kernow march, which will be held to demand greater powers for Cornwall. It will take place in Penzance on Saturday 1st October and follows marches held in St Austell, Camborne and Truro. All are welcome and anyone interested in attending should gather in the Morrab Gardens from 12.00 noon onwards. The march will start at 1.00 prompt. Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall is pleased to…

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