Rejected petition United Kingdom Independence Day on the 24th of June should be a public holiday

We the signed request that the 24th of June be made a public holiday to celebrate the United Kingdom Independence Day if we, the people, vote to leave the European Union on on the 23rd of June.

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To Celebrate our Day of Independence a public holiday should be held on the 24th of June Annually. A celebration of the people's fight against the odds to take back the power that was taken away from us by those that had no right to do so.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/128651

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Date submitted 13 June 2016
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