DEVOLUTION

Cornish push for nation status defeated

Calls for Cornwall Council to pursue devolution on the scale of Wales or Scotland have been narrowly defeated by councillors.

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By Martin Ford | 18 April 2023

Calls for Cornwall Council to pursue devolution on the scale of Wales or Scotland have been narrowly defeated by councillors.

A motion to seek ‘meaningful devolution' was rejected at a meeting today by 38 votes to 36, with one abstention.

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