Rejected petition Create A National Holiday for 23rd June - Great Britain's Independence Day

23rd June 2016 is the day we as a country have the choice and opportunity to put the "GREAT" back into GREAT BRITAIN by voting to leave the European Union. We the below signed want this day to be remembered as GREAT BRITISH INDEPENDENCE DAY and 23rd June to be declared a yearly national holiday.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/123324

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Date submitted 22 June 2016
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