Petition · past parliament

BHM British History Matters. Support the retention of all our British history

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it unlawful for symbols of our past and history to be removed without a referendum
They must protect our history to prevent the next generation of repeating the mistakes of the past.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

12 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 Aug 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Aug 2020

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