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Amend the British Museum Act to allow artefact repatriation

Submitted by Mina Reeves on Wednesday 5th November 2025

Published on Wednesday 17th December 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 17th June 2026

Current Signatures: 54
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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athens ~ British ~ British Museum ~ country ~ Culture ~ history ~ Moral ~ Parthenon ~ Plea ~ Reform ~ Return ~ Shameful ~ Studies ~ The Act ~ The British ~ The Return

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Popularity

This petition has 54 signatures in total, with signatories from 39 constituencies. That makes it the 1,467th most popular open petition, and the 28,373rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 15% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -1% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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