A leading member of Mebyon Kernow has described the ongoing chaos at a dysfunctional Westminster as ‘beyond satire’ and called for ‘meaningful devolution’ to “give the people of Cornwall more control over their own destiny.” Speaking at a meeting of MK’s National Executive on Friday (8th July), Deputy Leader Cllr Loveday Jenkin said: “The events of the last few days have shown that the Westminster system is dysfunctional and the recent chaos is simply beyond satire. “Instead of…

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Councillors representing Mebyon Kernow are challenging the Conservative-run unitary authority to do all it can to find vital funding to safeguard the future of the Royal Cornwall Museum. This follows the announcement that the Museum had failed to secure funding from Cornwall Council through the Culture and Creative Investment Programme, and there have been subsequent reports that the facility could be at risk. The councillors have variously written to the relevant portfolio holder Carol Mould and the leader of the Council,…

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Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall has welcomed the announcement from the Welsh Government that Councils to the west of Offa’s Dyke will be allowed to control the numbers of second homes and holiday lets in their areas. The announcement was made today by the Labour First Minister Mark Drakeford and Adam Price, the leader of MK’s sister party Plaid Cymru, as part of a co-operation agreement. A new licensing scheme for short-term holiday lets and Airbnbs will also be…

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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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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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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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