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A broken promise on Shared Prosperity Fund

3 August 2022 – Posted by Press Release
Cornish Guardian newspaper headline, 'Give us our money Boris'

Cornwall’s share of the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) was announced yesterday. The Conservatives have previously pledged that funding through the UKSPF would at least match the size of EU funds that Cornwall would have received. The anticipated figure was £100 million a year – but the Government announcement has confirmed a three-year settlement of £132 million – less than half of what was promised. The message from the people of Cornwall to Boris Johnson must be clear – give…

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Cornwall needs a Powerful Parliament – not a weak ‘County Deal’

3 August 2022 – Posted by Press Release
Speakers at MK Conference at Heartlands

The leader of Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall has challenged councillors, politicians and public figures to be ambitious in the upcoming negotiations for a ‘devolution deal’. Cllr Dick Cole was speaking at MK’s Spring Conference, which was held at Heartlands, Pool, on Saturday (12th March). At this event, MK members and other guests considered the content of the UK Government’s recently published ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper, which states that Cornwall is one of nine ‘local authority areas’ to have…

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MK update on Cornwall Council budget

3 August 2022 – Posted by Press Release
New County Hall in Truro

At today’s meeting of Cornwall Council, the Conservative administration voted through its budget for next financial year (2022/2023), as well as a medium term financial strategy for the next four years. The vote was 48 votes to 30. The Mebyon Kernow / Green Party Group voted against the budget and called on the Conservative administration, Tory MPs and Conservative Government to deliver fair funding for local government in Cornwall. Cllr Dick Cole spoke on behalf of the Group. His speech was…

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‘Levelling Up’ White Paper is great disappointment

4 August 2022 – Posted by Press Release
Levelling Up Executive Summary

Mebyon Kernow has described the new ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper, launched by the UK Government on 2nd February, as a great disappointment for Cornwall. In a statement issued today, the leader of the Party for Cornwall has described the proposals in the document as “completely inadequate to properly tackle the regional inequality that plagues the United Kingdom.” The statement from Cllr Dick Cole was as follows: “There is much rhetoric from the UK Government about ‘levelling up’ but the proposals…

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