Petition to order removal of statues of former slave traders in the UK.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

We call upon the Government to begin actively pursuing policies that would begin the removal of all statues of slave traders across the UK. These statues would then either be placed in a museum, perhaps one to slavery, or be destroyed/recycled.

Britain has come far in its fight against racism but the stains of the darkest moments of our past still remain across the country. Reminders in public squares of a country that once honoured its slavers as philanthropists and men of public service. These statues are not only offensive to those who oppose slavery, but often are rallying points for extreme right wing activist movements. It is time the Government recognised that this is not a proud part of our history, and sends a clear message.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Encourage and support the removal of memorials that glorify the slave trade: Encourage and support the removal of memorials that glorify the slave trade

Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal: Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal

Timeline

8 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
19 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jun 2020

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