2020, Petition to Westminster City Council to remove the statue of Robert Clive

has description | a une description: An e-petition started by Meera Somji ran from 11/06/2020 to 28/07/2020 and gathered 333 signatures.
The petitioners argued:
'There are three main reasons to remove the statue:
1. The glorification of a mass murderer and looter in the heart of the nation’s capital is profoundly insulting
2. The location of the statue at the entrance to the FCO tells visitors that the British state condones the murderous activities of Robert Clive. It also tells our civil servants, MPs, and Whitehall staff that they are furthering his work
3. It’s time to improve the education that we receive about the British Empire, which starts with removing a statue that glorifies rather than educates
The council can consult on where to preserve the statue.

Westminster Council responded that it does not have authority to remove the statue, which is managed and owned by English Heritage, on licence from Historic England, which in turn is under the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
has type | est de type: contestation
took place at | a eu lieu dans: City of Westminster
took place on or within | a eu lieu le ou dans l'intervalle de temps: 11 June 2020
had duration | a duré: 36 days

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