Rejected petition Prevent removal of statues, landmarks & street names of historical importance.

Statues, monuments, landmarks & street names are integral to the history of national & local communities. They should be awarded protection & be valued.
Any removal should only be allowed following full local/national public surveys and voted democratically.

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More leverage is being given to small narrow minded groups with intent of suffocating the truth of our nations history.
The government should protect our nations history & heritage, It is these moments defined in our history which has allowed the UK to be a multi cultural society. Statues, monuments, landmarks & street names should be offered national governmental protection with immediate effect. until a final resolution is passed.

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

Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325814

Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325545

Require referendums on the removal of historically significant statues: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326361

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Date submitted 10 June 2020
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