MK has today (11th May) issued the following statement: “It is with regret that Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall will not be putting forward any candidates for the 2017 General Election, which will take place on 8th June."

A summary of MK’s election results on 4th May.

In a local election campaign dominated by the start of a General Election, all four MK Cornwall Councillors have been re-elected to serve another term at “County Hall.” Indeed, in an election which saw the Green Party and UKIP lose their only seats in Cornwall, MK was the only political party not to lose a seat or seats to the Conservatives.

As campaigning for the local elections enters its final few days, Mebyon Kernow has appealed to voters to focus on local issues when they cast their votes on Thursday 4th May.

Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has launched its policy document for the 2017 Cornwall Council elections.

Local Councillor Zoe Fox, who also chairs the local ’community’ branch of ’Unite’ the union is spearheading a project to support local people with Welfare rights issues, computer access and accredited education in English, maths and IT.

Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has nominated a total of 32 official candidates for the upcoming local elections. Of these, 19 will be contesting seats on the unitary authority.

Two Cornwall Councillors from Clay Country have described themselves as “very saddened” at the outcome of the latest Strategic Planning Committee (Thursday 30th March), which saw the 1,500 property “eco-community“ secure a planning permission.

The leader of Mebyon Kernow has lodged a petition on the UK Government's website, which objects to the creation of a cross-Tamar "Devonwall" parliamentary constituency.

Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall has welcomed the publication of an Opinion from the Council of Europe which includes a number of recommendations which relate to the Cornish as a national minority.