Member

In that spirit, I was glad to meet the Liberal Democrat leader of Cornwall Council, with my honourable friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth, Jayne Kirkham, on my recent visit. I know that, like many rural economies across the UK, Cornwall lacks a basic level of infrastructure, which in turn harms growth and holds back living standards and life chances, and I heard the cross-party call for a devolution deal. I understand concerns in this House about the potential emergence of a two-tier England—those with devolved power and those without—and I will not ignore them. So I have asked No. 10 North to begin work with Cornwall Council and its six MPs on a devolution deal with or without an elected mayor.