This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Public referendum in future decisions about our historical monuments.
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As requested let the public decide whether we want to uphold our history & display our colonial past.
Put a vote to the people of this Country covering all historical monuments in the UK if anyone is considering removing these objects from public display.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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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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