Cornwall Liberal Democrats have welcomed the government’s announcement that it will set up a Trade and Agriculture Commission. However, they say that unless the body has real teeth it will not be taken seriously.

Liberal Democrats on Cornwall Council are proposing a motion for the council to lobby central Government for a support package to ensure that the coach tour industry in Cornwall remains viable.

Liberal Democrats on Cornwall Council are promoting a community fund that is designed to promote greener living and healthier lifestyles among communities in Cornwall. 

Liberal Democrats on Cornwall Council are supporting Cornish care homes hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic through financial help.

Cornwall Council has become the 100th member of UK100, a local authority network committed to clean energy, complementing their co-founding of the Countryside Climate Network, and Britain’s Leading Edge, a network focused on fairer funding for rural areas and driving the economy forward. 

Liberal Democrats on Cornwall Council are working to support Cornish households, hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, through help with council tax. 25,000 Council Tax support awards of £150 have now been made to working age people, a total of £3.7million. 

Liberal Democrats on Cornwall Council are urging the Government to extend furlough support and bring forward bespoke packages of support for key sectors, such as hospitality, or face local unemployment.

Liberal Democrats on Cornwall Council are fighting to prevent another toll increase at the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry.  

Liberal Democrats on Cornwall Council have pledged to create an ambitious ‘Green Recovery Plan’ that will boost the Cornish economy, attract clean technology jobs and help tackle climate change, transforming Cornwall into a truly green peninsula.

Liberal Democrats on Cornwall Council have strongly welcomed the government U-turn which will mean pupils in Cornwall will continue to receive free school meals vouchers over the summer.