EVERY council in Wales has voted to support YesCymru's campaign to transfer the Crown Estate to Wales as it is in Scotland.
Torfaen County Borough was the final local authority to support the campaign on Tuesday, with councillors voting unanimously to support the proposal.
The vote marks a historic consensus across all 22 local councils and the Senedd, following a co-ordinated national campaign led by YesCymru.
The group is calling for the management of Crown Estate assets in Wales to be devolved to the Welsh Government, and for the profits from these sites to stay in Wales also, instead of going to the UK Treasury.
Crown Estate Scotland manages seabed, coastline, rural estates and other assets, delivering the profits to the Scottish Government for public spending.
Several peers argued in October that it is only fair to devolve the Crown Estate in Wales to the Welsh Government, given Scottish assets were devolved to Scotland in 2016.
Director of YesCymru, Rob Hughes, said: “With unanimous support across all local authorities and the Senedd, the message from Wales is loud and clear. We call once again on the UK Government to do the right thing and transfer control of the Crown Estate to Wales.”
“Recent polling shows support for Welsh independence is at an all-time high, over 40%. The UK Government ignores the people of Wales and independence movement at its peril.”
“When Wales works together, Wales works well. This campaign proves that radical, positive change is possible when people from all walks of life unite for the common good. The future of Wales is ours to shape, and together, our potential is limitless.”
