Make removal of historic monuments and statues a criminal offence.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Recent protests, conducted by a small minority of the population have led to calls for the removal of historic monuments across the country.

We wish Parliament to legislate, making the wilful destruction or removal of such monuments for any reason other than pubic safety, offence under law.

The Mayors of London and Manchester are known to be initiating reviews of monuments in their cities. Most such monuments, particularly in London, commemorate national figures and are the property of the Nation not any one city. We believe that individual communities have no right to remove national monuments and statues.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

9 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
22 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Jun 2020

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