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Have the murals in the Kent children's asylum center put back.

Submitted on Sunday 9th July 2023

Rejected on Thursday 20th July 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: local (see below for details)

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Have the murals in the Kent children's asylum center put back.

Petition Details

After news that Minister Robert Jenrick ordered a cartoon mural to be removed from an asylum detention center for children, because it was "to welcoming" I think its time to be clear. No matter what your political leaning, these are children. Traumatised children. The UK should be better than this.

Additional Information

These are children that have been through an incredibly traumatic journey. Whether you are anti immigration or not, these children didn't have a choice. Many fleeing war, famine, or political persecution. They're here anyway, and we have a duty to protect them until a solution is found. The least we can do is is make their stay comfortable. They're not suspected terrorists, dissidents or criminals. They're children. And we're Great Britain. A nation can be judged by the way it treats children.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.

You could ask your MP to take action on your concerns about this issue, including by asking them to present a public (paper) petition about this.

You can find contact details for your local MP here: members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

And you can find out how to ask your MP to present a public (paper) petition here: www.parliament.uk/get-involved/sign-a-petition/paper-petitions/

You could also raise this issue with the Government department responsible for asylum centres. You can find contact details for the Home Office here: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office

We could accept a petition calling on the Government to ensure that all asylum reception centres are children friendly, if that's something you'd like to happen.

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