Rejected petition Remove the statue of Churchill from Parliament Square Garden in London

With the widespread acceptance that there is a need now not to glorify those guilty of racism, it is now time to remove Churchill's statue, given his views of and dealings in Iraq, Ireland, India, Greece, Palestine and many other nations.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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: https://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: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325449

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

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 10 June 2020
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