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Cornwall needs a Cornish Police Force

12 February 2026 – Posted by News, Opinion
Comment from Cllr Dick Cole – Leader of Mebyon Kernow

On Monday 26th January, the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood launched Labour’s latest plan for policing, which was set out in a document titled “From Local to National.” The UK Government is planning, in its own words, to “radically reform the structure of policing” by “significantly reducing the number of police forces,” and it is about to set up a “review of police force structures.” They have stated that this will examine their “optimal configuration … and the best approach to implementation”…

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Please respond to census consultation

30 January 2026 – Posted by News, Press Release

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is holding two consultations into the content of the 2031 census. These comprise one on topics for the next census and a second linked about ethnicity/nationality. Both consultations close on 4th February. The leadership team of Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall is working on submissions to the ONS, which will demand a Cornish tickbox on the 2031. MK leader Cllr Dick Cole has been at the heart of the “tickbox” campaign for many…

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MK calls for Cornish Police Force

30 January 2026 – Posted by News, Press Release
Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall

The leader of Mebyon Kernow has called for the creation of a Cornish Police Force, following the UK Government announcement that they plan to cut the number of police forces serving Cornwall, England and Wales. Speaking at a Scrutiny Committee meeting in Truro, Cllr Dick Cole set out his opposition to Cornwall being lumped into a larger SW Constabulary and stated that, given the national minority status of the Cornish, it was important to push for a Cornish Police Force. The…

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Now is the time to demand a Cornish tickbox

30 January 2026 – Posted by News, Opinion

In the lead-up to the 2021 census, I was heavily involved with the campaign to secure a Cornish nationality tick-box. We repeatedly made the argument that the UK Government had promised to treat the Cornish – who they recognise as a national minority – in the same manner as the Northern Irish, Scottish and Welsh, who were to be allocated tick-boxes. It was very frustrating that we did not succeed. I recall the circularity of responses from the UK Government and…

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Plaid Cymru table EDM for MK’s 75th anniversary

7 January 2026 – Posted by News, Press Release

Mebyon Kernow would like to thank our sister party in Wales for tabling an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons setting out congratulations on our first 75 years. The EDM states: “That this House celebrates 75 years of Mebyon Kernow, the Cornish political party campaigning to win greater self-government for Cornwall through their own legislative Parliament; notes that the historic nation of Cornwall, with its own distinct identity, language and heritage, has the same right to self-determination as the…

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Congratulations to MK from Cornwall Green Party

7 January 2026 – Posted by News, Press Release

MK would like to thank Cllr Drew Creek, the leader of the Green Party Group on Cornwall Council for his kind words on our 75th anniversary. He wrote: “On behalf of the Cornwall Green Party on Cornwall Council, we send our warmest congratulations to Mebyon Kernow on your 75th anniversary. “For three-quarters of a century, you have championed Cornwall’s voice, its communities and its environment – values we deeply share. Your dedication to a Cornwall that is fair, sustainable and empowered…

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