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Take down all statues of slave traders in the UK

Submitted on Saturday 13th June 2020

Rejected on Monday 22nd June 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Take down all statues of slave traders in the UK

Petition Details

We want all of the statues of Slave Traders removed. They represent the painful history of Slavery by uplifting the disgusting British Slave Traders that stole people from all over Africa.

Additional Information

We want all of the statues of Slave Traders removed. They represent the painful history of Slavery by uplifting the disgusting British Slave Traders that stole people from all over Africa.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.

If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.

The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Encourage and support the removal of memorials that glorify the slave trade: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325449

Create an advisory board to review public statues and decide on their removal: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325673

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