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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhiannon James

‘I am Cornish, not English,’ MP declares as he urges people from Cornwall to be proud of identity

A Labour MP has declared he is “Cornish, not English” and has urged people from his Cornwall to be “loud and proud” of their identity.

Speaking to the House of Commons during a debate on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, Perran Moon said he had been “mocked” for describing himself as Cornish.

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