Immediately after the result of the General Election was confirmed, the new Prime Minister held a press conference. He spoke about the “four nations” of the UK, and how he would govern for all four corners of the UK – meaning England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. He also said that he had a “fundamental belief” that those “with skin in the game are the ones who know best what they need,” and that he wanted to put “more power in…
Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall would like to thank Andrew George (Liberal Democrat; St Ives), Anna Gelderd (Labour; South East Cornwall), Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat; North Cornwall), Jayne Kirkham (Labour; Truro and Falmouth), Noah Law (Labour; St Austell and Newquay) and Perran Moon (Labour; Camborne, Redruth and Hayle) for taking their parliamentary oaths in Cornish. It is so symbolic that all six MPs from the west of the Tamar have asserted Cornish nationhood by using the language, and we…
Councillor Andrew Long has succeeded in getting the free parking for one hour reintroduced to the New Road South car park in Callington. When Cornwall Council introduced new higher tariffs in its car parks last year, data showed that parking in the town decreased noticeably after a £1 charge for the first hour was introduced in the key parking area in the town. Newspaper reports have stated that there was “hell up” locally, but the decision has now been reversed and…
This morning, the Prime Minister confirmed that the UK Government will establish a “council for regions and nations.” The announcement was made at a meeting in Downing Street with mayors from across England. It has been reported that key discussions at the meeting including devolution. The Prime Minister has been quoted as stating that he wants to loosen Westminster’s “tight grip” and that he was a ”great believer in the idea that those with skin in the game – those that…
Cllr Dick Cole has issued the following statement on behalf of Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall: “We would like to congratulate Cornwall’s six new MPs on their election to the Westminster Parliament. It is our hope that you will all be able to work with each other, plus elected councillors and others, to stand up for Cornwall and deliver a better deal for our communities with fair funding for all our public services. “We also understand that the new…
The latest manifesto launch comes from the Labour Party. It is 136 pages long and there is no mention of Cornwall. The document includes section about “Scottish devolution and the Scotland Office” and ”Welsh devolution and Wales Office.” There a number of references to the “nations and regions.” Relevant extracts from the election manifesto about devolution include: “Labour will transfer power out of Westminster, and into our communities, with landmark devolution legislation to take back control.” “In England, Labour will deepen…
