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Petition · past parliament

Remove Hate Crime from British Law.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Hate Crime should be no crime at all. When people do something wrong, they have the right to be challenged for their wrongdoings. Political Correctness is no excuse for defending people in law that can say what they want and get away with it. Remove the offence and restore freedom of speech.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Create a Freedom of Speech Act and Bring an End to "Hate Speech" laws

Timeline

22 Dec 2017 Petition opened for signatures
6 Feb 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Feb 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.