Well, the latest news is that Cornwall were unable to secure the Level 3 Devolution Deal through the Cornwall political process and it was with the utmost regret that our Cabinet made an enormously brave and unexpected decision to not accept the negotiated deal.

Regardless of how the core negotiating team feel personally about this outcome given the incredible joint working between the politicians, officers and government officials and also the amount of very hard work and long hours contributed by a lot of people, there is an enormous leadership task to navigate and manage the impacts of this decision. Most importantly, Cornwall is very ambitious and its plans for future growth and prosperity are significant with a track record of delivering difficult and novel projects.