It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Phil Rendle, who was a long-standing activist for Mebyon Kernow and served as one of our Deputy Leaders in the 2000s. Phil was heavily involved with the Campaign for a Cornish Assembly in 2000-2001, before representing MK on Penwith District Council between 2002 and 2004. He was later elected to Penzance Town Council. He served on the authority for more than a decade, during which time he was involved with…

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Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our sister party Plaid Cymru for their victory in today’s elections to Senedd Cymru – winning 43 of the 96 seats in the Parliament. It marks a truly historic moment for Wales and it is fantastic that Rhun ap Iorwerth is set to become First Minister. Plaid’s campaign was positive and built on hope, and it is an inspiration to us in Cornwall as we campaign…

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On Tuesday, the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill returned to the House of Commons, when Lords amendments to the proposed legislation were considered.   North Cornwall MP Ben Maguire was in attendance. He told the chamber that, in November last year, the Secretary of State had agreed to “explore a bespoke deal for Cornwall,” but that “five months later, the Bill has progressed through both Houses and still we have nothing in writing about that bespoke Cornwall-only deal, or even…

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At today’s meeting at Cornwall Council, Cllr Dick Cole seconded a motion, which challenged the failure of the UK Government to allocate funding to Cornwall through their “Pride in Place” programme. The motion was proposed by Lib Dem councillor Ruth Gripper and received near-unanimous support across the Council. Cllr Cole’s speech was as follows: “I am pleased to be able to second this motion. It is important that we challenge Westminster and Whitehall on why no communities in Cornwall received funding…

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Politicians on Cornwall’s unitary authority have come together on St Piran’s Day to send a letter to central government demanding a tick-boxes for Cornish nationality and proficiency in the Cornish language on the 2031 census. The letter was sent to Darren Jones MP, the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, who has responsibility for the UK Statistics Authority. The leader of the MK Group on Cornwall Council Cllr Dick Cole has commented. “It is to be welcomed that all groups on the unitary…

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Mebyon Kernow would like to wish one and all a Happy St Piran’s Day! We sincerely hope that everyone will find the time to do something to celebrate Cornwall’s national identity. Our national saint’s day is going from strength to strength, with events taking place over multiple days, and it is good to see that communities, the length and breadth of Cornwall, will be holding celebrations featuring the Cornish language, music and dance, and so much more. Cornwall has such a…

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