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Cornish people have minority status recognised

Group to be afforded the same rights as the Welsh, Scots and Irish

Cornish people were recognised as a distinct national minority group in Britain for the first time yesterday.

Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander announced that Cornish people would be afforded the same rights as the Welsh, Scottish and Irish.

Speaking on a visit to Bodmin, Mr Alexander said: “Cornish people have a proud history and a distinct identity.”

The move to recognise Cornwall as a separate nation to England came just a day after St George’s day.

Cornish nationalist party Mebyon Kernow leader Dick Cole hailed it as a “fantastic development.”

He said: “A lot of people have been working for many years to get Cornwall the recognition other Celtic people of the UK already receive.

“The detail is still to come out on what this might mean, but make no mistake that this is a proud day for Cornwall.”

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg pledged £120,000 to promote the Cornish language a month ago.

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