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In 2000, the [[Cornish Constitutional Convention]] launched a campaign for a [[Cornish Assembly]]. This was a cross-party movement representing many political voices and positions in Cornwall, from Mebyon Kernow and Cornish Solidarity to the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]]. It collected over 50,000 petition signatures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1704112.stm|title=BBC News - ENGLAND - Blair gets Cornish assembly call|publisher=|accessdate=20 March 2015}}</ref> A similar petition was started online by Mebyon Kernow in 2014, along with a series of "Assembly Roadshows" . This only achieved 2655 signatures, (a significant minority of which were not from Cornwall,) leaving it far short of the 5000 needed. <ref>https://www.mebyonkernow.org/news/article.php?id=146</ref><ref>https://www.mebyonkernow.org/news/article.php?id=143</ref>
On 14 July 2009, [[Dan Rogerson]] MP, of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], presented a Cornish 'breakaway' bill to the Parliament in Westminster – 'The Government of Cornwall Bill'. The bill proposes a devolved Assembly for Cornwall, similar to the Welsh and Scottish set up. The bill states that Cornwall should re-assert its rightful place within the United Kingdom. Rogerson argued that, "Cornwall should re-assert its rightful place within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a unique part of the country, and this should be reflected in the way that it is governed. We should have the right to determine areas of policy that affect the people of Cornwall the hardest, such as rules on housing ... Cornwall has the right to a level of self-Government. If the Government is going to recognise the right of Scotland and Wales to greater self-determination because of their unique cultural and political positions, then they should recognise ours."<ref name=Rogerson>{{cite web|title=MP calls for more power to Cornwall |url=http://www.danrogerson.org/2009/07/14/mp-calls-for-more-power-to-cornwall/ |publisher=Dan Rogerson's official site |accessdate=13 January 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103060025/http://www.danrogerson.org/2009/07/14/mp-calls-for-more-power-to-cornwall/ |archivedate=3 January 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/homepagenews/Cornish-breakaway-Parliament/article-1159515-detail/article.html|title=Cornish independence - Dan Rogerson - Commons motion - thisisWesternMorningNews - West Briton|work=West Briton|accessdate=20 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8149209.stm|title=BBC NEWS - UK - England - Cornwall - MP wants more powers for county|publisher=|accessdate=20 March 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.danrogerson.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/cornwall.pdf Government of Cornwall Bill – Cornish Assembly – Dan Rogerson MP – July 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008011724/http://www.danrogerson.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/cornwall.pdf |date=8 October 2011 }}</ref>
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