This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Restore Edward Colston’s statue to its rightful place.
Edward Colston is a divisive figure who by today’s standards, wasn’t the nicest, BUT his statue is a part of our history, our culture and needs to be restored to its previous place until it is legally moved should that become the will of British people.
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To stand up for British history, accept we got things wrong but we can’t allow it to buried.
We can not allow a small group of yobs to decide what stays and what goes.
This petition was rejected
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:
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
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.