Reprimand Jacob Rees Mogg for his comments on British Concentration Camps

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

During BBC Question Time Jacob Rees Mogg suggested that the British Concentration Camps during the Boer War could not be looked at from the comfort of 2019 and used the death rate in Glasgow as a comparrison to negate responsibility for the thousands of deaths.

Factually, this was misleading. The British concentration camps were routinely highlighted by opposition parties as barbaric and both military and political leaders described them as a military tactic, not humanitarian.

These camps were responsible for 48k deaths, up to 80% being children, many of whom were starved to death. All of whom were civilians.

Rees Mogg's comments were morally reprehensible and unsuitable for someone in a position of authority. Concentration camps are never forgivable

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government or Parliament are not responsible for the views of individual MPs.

If you would like the UK Government to apologise for the deaths in concentration camps during the Boer War you could sign this petition instead:

Apologise for the 46,000 concentration camp civilian deaths in the Boer War

Timeline

16 Feb 2019	Petition opened for signatures
1 Mar 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Mar 2019

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