Falmouth and Truro's MP has said that Cornwall does not need a 'costly' and 'tokenistic' devolved assembly, adding that supporters are jumping on the independence bandwagon.

However Conservative MP Sarah Newton says she does support more devolution of power and responsibilities.

Following the vote in Scotland, political party Mebyon Kernow say it would be hypocritical for Cameron, Miliband and Clegg to deny the opportunity of devolution to Cornwall through its own national assembly.

With party leader Dick Cole saying: "Now is the time for the people of Cornwall to speak up and demand a new democratic settlement, which takes power from Westminster and brings it home to Cornwall.

Saying it is time for a, "mature, respectful and wide-ranging debate about the future of the whole of the United Kingdom, all its constituent parts and how they are governed – with Cornwall at the heart of that debate".

He added: "Now is the time for the people of Cornwall to speak up and demand a new democratic settlement, which takes power from Westminster and brings it home to Cornwall."

Lib Dems in Cornwall already support a plan for a devolved assembly and all six of Lib Dem MPs and parliamentary candidates will gather next Friday in Bodmin to discuss their "campaign for new powers for Cornwall".

Chair of the Lib Dems in Cornwall, former MP Julia Goldsworthy said:"As Scotland and Wales take still more power from Westminster, the rest of the UK cannot be left behind. We need real devolution in Cornwall too. Not just more power for local government, but a proper legislative assembly for Cornwall.

However Mrs Newton has said supporters of a Cornish Assembly are "jumping on the independence bandwagon". 

Writing on her blog Mrs Newton said: "Like the Cornish Assembly campaigners I believe that Cornwall is special and has a unique history, language and culture. However I don’t believe that we need to create a costly, new institution to express our identity. Do we really need a Cornish Assembly to be proudly Cornish?

"What we do need is more decisions about Cornwall being made in Cornwall. Our Duchy is a distinctive place, with distinctive needs. Distinctively Cornish solutions are needed."

"We do not need a tokenistic institution to tell us something we know well enough already, that we are Cornish and proud of it."