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Petition · past parliament

Change the British Honours system to remove references to the British Empire.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The honours system currently gives awards that are related to a colonial past. We are in the 21st Century and there is no British Empire. We need honours to represent Britain and the Commonwealth that is post colonial.
We would like Government to change the honours so they are reflective of modern Britain. Using honours such as Member of the British Empire are old fashioned at best and insulting to many.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Reform the UK honours system to remove references to Empire

Timeline

13 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Jul 2020

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