U.K. government pushes legislation to prevent "town hall militants and woke worthies" from relocating controversial monuments after BLM protests.
Many statues of historic figures in England have been come under scrutiny, including a memorial to former UK prime minister Winston Churchill who is criticised as a racist Photo: Steven E
The UK government has announced new laws aimed at safeguarding historic monuments across England. The legislation, if approved by Parliament, will require individuals to have listed building consent or planning permission before removing any historic statue. The law would come into effect from March and apply to England s 12,000 statues.
Robert Jenrick, the Communities Secretary who is leading the reforms, wrote in the
Sunday Telegraph that he is waging war on “town hall militants and woke worthies” who have written a “single, often negative narrative” about the country’s history. The new legislation would protect statues from being removed “on a whim or at the behest of a baying mob”, he adds.