Mebyon Kernow

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.

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.

Article by Cllr Dick Cole published in the Cornish Guardian 28th April 2026) and West Briton newspapers (29th April 2026)

MPs started their deliberation on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill in July 2025 and, over the last nine months, Cornwall’s representatives in the House of Commons have consistently argued for a meaningful devolution settlement for Cornwall. They have had repeated meetings with Ministers and, I understand, they have received positive feedback from them.

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.

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.

On this St Piran’s Day, Mebyon Kernow has written to Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, calling for the new BBC Royal Charter to include commitments to a public sector media for Cornwall and broadcasting in the Cornish language.

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.

Article by Cllr Dick Cole published in the Cornish Guardian 11th February 2026) and West Briton newspapers (12th February 2026)

Article by Cllr Dick Cole published in the Cornish Guardian 11th February 2026) and West Briton newspapers (12th February 2026)

Everyone at Mebyon Kernow is extremely saddened to learn that prominent Cornish-Australian Chris Dunkerley has passed away.

Chris was active in the Cornish Association of South Australia and the Cornish Association of New South Wales, as well as the Celtic Council of Australia. He also learnt the Cornish language and was barded by proxy at Poldhu in 1988, and took the bardic name Kevrenor “builder of links.”

Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has responded to an ONS (Office for National Statistics) consultation relating to the 2031 Census, in which we have demanded a Cornish nationality tick-box. 

Article by Cllr Dick Cole published in the Cornish Guardian (4th February 2026) and West Briton newspapers (5th February 2026)