This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Make June the 24th National Independence Day with a bank holiday.
That the results of the national referendum held on 23rd June 2016, on leaving or remaining a member of the EU and the resulting leave vote that a national day of independence with a bank holiday to celebrate this historic vote be discussed and voted on in Parliament.
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That 52% of the U.K. voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU and thus rendering the UK as independant and free to make her own decisions on law, taxes and many other aspects that were being controlled by the EU.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/128651
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