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On this day in 1549, first battle of the Prayer Book Conflict took place at Fenny Bridges on the road between Exeter and Honiton. The combined Cornish and Devon armies fought English government soldiers led by Lord Russell. Around 300 were slain on both sides.

10,000 Cornish know the reason why 〓〓 Grant Cornwall nation status - Petitions petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7113…

Petition, currently at nearly 10,000 signatures, to the UK Parliament that the UK Government formally recognises Kernow/ Cornwall as one of the nations of the UK. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7113…

Next week’s High-level Conference on the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution is an important step toward sustainable peace. I commend co-chairs, France and Saudi Arabia, for their leadership and commitment to facilitate this event.

To quote the late Tony Benn, What power have they got? Where did they get it from? In whose interests do they exercise it? To whom are they accountable? And how can we get rid of them? Fait accompli' health merger with Devon 'imposed' on Cornwall cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-…

Nearing 10,000 signatures. Do please sign - I’m looking at you Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Alba 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👀 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7113…

From one aspiring nation to another - solidarity 〓〓 🇵🇸 Cabinet ministers and third of MPs call on Starmer to recognise state of Palestine | Foreign policy | The Guardian theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

On this day in 1643, the Cornish Royalist army stormed and captured the city of Bristol from the Parliamentarians - but at a high cost. Cornish Colonels John Trevanion and Sir Nicholas Slanning were both killed during the fighting, together with 500 of their men.

French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Mass starvation in Gaza and over 1,000 Palestinians killed while seeking aid since May. The government says the situation is intolerable yet they continue to tolerate it. The UK needs to stop all arms exports to the Israeli Government - today.

‘UK govt needs to stop talking, we need action’, says Palestinian ambassador channel4.com/news/uk-govt-n…

Sign the petition! If it gets to 100,000 it’ll be debated in Parliament. As a national minority, the Cornish have the same right to recognition as the Welsh and the Scottish. Retweet to reach more people ⬇️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7113…

Over the weekend in Gaza, we saw yet more mass shootings & killings of people seeking @UN aid – an atrocious & inhumane act which I utterly condemn. We need an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages & unimpeded humanitarian access.

Listen to @CornwallCouncil leader Leigh Frost explaining what this means to Julie @Skentelbery at 10.45am.

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📣 Cornwall Council Leader Leigh Frost has called for official recognition of Cornwall as the UK’s fifth nation - not as a slogan, but as a statement of fact. 💬 “Cornwall has the language, the culture, the identity. We have pride, resilience, and community spirit.”

“It's a major step forward in making Cornwall more competitive, and more confident on the national and international stage." Newquay airport unveils 'next-generation' security facility - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/…

@BBCNews That document is de facto the Cornish Declaration of Nationhood, voted through by its de facto elected assembly. It is of profound significance and is a turning point of no return. We know in Ireland what a document like this means. Probably today’s biggest news.

Government to be told 'make Cornwall the UK's fifth nation' - Cornwall Live cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-…

🚨 Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost calls for Cornwall to be officially recognised as the fifth nation of the UK, and for Cornwall to have a “stronger place in the union that we have contributed to for centuries”