Following the news that the ruling administration on Plymouth City Council has written to the UK Government suggesting that a “peninsula-wide [devolution] deal for Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay” should be explored, Mebyon Kernow has re-iterated that the footprint for any devolved settlement must be Cornwall. Commenting on behalf of the Party for Cornwall, Party Leader Cllr Dick Cole said: “Cornwall is one of the nations of the United Kingdom and therefore merits its own devolution settlement – similar to those…

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The latest edition of MK’s Cornish Nation magazine has been uploaded to this website. It covers MK activities in the four month period up until the end of July 2024. Individual features include the ten-year anniversary of national minority status for the Cornish, a discussion of the implications of the result at the General Election, news about the European Free Alliance and more. There are also tributes to Ann Trevenen Jenkin (MK founder-member and Honorary President), Roy Schama, Paul Metclafe, Peter…

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In the by-election for two seats on Penzance Town Council (Newlyn and Mousehole Ward), Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall nominated two candidates. One of the two candidates was James Casbolt. We have had to withdraw our support for him, because we have since become aware of information about his past that he did not share with MK at the time of his selection. As a result, he has been suspended as a member of MK and, although the ballot…

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Mebyon Kernow has hit out at the UK Government’s decision to impose a top-down housing target on Cornwall. Speaking on behalf of MK, Cllr Andrew Long said: “The Deputy Prime Minister has announced a new mandatory target, which she claims will help address the ongoing housing crisis. “The reasons for the housing crisis are clear – the loss of council housing due to the sell-off in the 1980s and since; the subsequent lack of investment in new truly affordable homes; the negative…

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The unitary authority has produced a “White Paper” setting out a call for greater devolution for Cornwall. The five Group Leaders were involved in the discussions around the document. In these discussions, Cllr Dick Cole, on behalf of the Mebyon Kernow / Green Group, has consistently argued that the “ask” needed to be more ambitious. The White Paper was presented to a meeting of the Council’s Cabinet today, and the ten members of that Cabinet, agreed that there should be a…

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