The House of Commons has heard a call for the powers of the Crown Estate Commissioners in Scotland to be fully devolved and decentralised to local communities.

Scottish Greens, the SNP and civic groups have welcomed the publication of the independence referendum consultation in Scotland and the debate it heralds.

The Cornish party Mebyon Kernow have launched their election manifesto, calling for a Cornish legislative assembly and the replacement of council tax with a progressive income tax.

Representatives of the Presbyterian Church of Wales will publicly voice their support for further devolution today as they present evidence to the All Wales Convention in Wrexham.