Petition · past parliament
Stop the removal of any historical statue by any political or religious group.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Stop the removal of any historical statue by any political or religious group or movement without Full Consultation by all citizens of the UK. Sadiq Khan or BLM or religious and race groups should not be able to dictate the removal of historical statues which hold significant meaning.
Many of the stautes hold significant meaning to veterans and historians and are significant historical monuments. We should not rub out the past but learn from it.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.
The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down
Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments
If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.
The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down
Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments
Timeline
| 9 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.