Submitted on Sunday 22nd February 2026
Rejected on Thursday 26th March 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Restore Free Speech in the UK
Pardon all persons arrested for online posts or peaceful protest (including the burning of religious texts) and permanently enshrine the right to cause offence as an inalienable right.
Free speech in the UK is under direct assault. This Government arrests 33 people a day for social media posts, censors online news, enforces de facto blasphemy laws, and disperses peaceful protests to minimise 'distress' to those criticised.
Yet subjective feelings can not and do not supersede the right to speech. If the right to cause offence does not exist, neither does the right to speech. To claim otherwise is to allow total censorship by anyone 'distressed' by inconvenient truths.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
Repeal UK Laws Restricting Speech & Pass 'Free Speech Act' like US 1st Amendment
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/755132
216.73.217.50 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:28:59 +0100
