‘It’s about persistence’: Cornish devolution no longer a pipe dream as its champion bows out
Dick Cole is quitting Mebyon Kernow, which campaigns for greater self-rule for Cornwall, after 29 years at the helm There will be no great fanfare when Dick…
The Guardian reports: Dick Cole is quitting Mebyon Kernow, which campaigns for greater self-rule for Cornwall, after 29 years at the helm There will be no great fanfare when Dick Cole steps down as party leader in a few days’ time.
“We’ll have an official handover at our party conference,” Cole said. “Hopefully it will be a nice event.
This politics story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Cornish, Dick Cole and Mebyon Kernow.
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