Submitted on Friday 5th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 13th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Apologise for the slave compensation scheme and donate to Black Lives Matter.
In 1833 the British government paid out £20m to slave owners for the loss of their "property" when slave-ownership was abolished in British colonies. Since then tax payers have been paying this amount back. Make a public apology and make a sizeable donation to underprivileged black communities.
In times like these it is important that the people are able to trust their government. I believe that a public apology and a sizeable donation (perhaps directly to Black Lives Matter) would show solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement, and help to put this country onto the right side of history.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign these petitions instead:
Reimburse tax payers for monies used to compensate slave owners: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325300
Refund taxes used to pay slavery abolition debt to British descendants of slaves: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325536
Pay Slavery Reparations to all Caribbean & African Descendants: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325237
Legislate for the provision of reparations to communities affected by slavery: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325529
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