British Empire doesn't have a place in today's Queen's Honours

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

CBE, OBE and MBE are given for people's amazing contribution and service to the country. They stand for Commander of the Order of the British Empire, (Officer and Member). Parliament should debate the name of these titles in today's Britain and propose a change to ensure they reflect today's society

We recognise the importance of these Honours but we do not think that the recognition of people’s achievements on behalf of the British Empire is relevant and appropriate to be used today and is, in fact, hurtful to a lot of people. We want the Parliament to debate this topic and to write to Her Majesty the Queen on our behalf to respectfully propose a change in the titles being used to be more appropriate to what we are actually celebrating today.

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 a similar action: Rename the British Empire awards like OBE MBE etc

Timeline

13 Nov 2021	Petition opened for signatures
18 Nov 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Nov 2021

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