Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition To make June 23rd a national bank holiday every year as Independence Day

To mark the 43 campaign to reclaim our country and to bring freedom and democracy back to the UK. Always celebrated on June 23 or the following Monday if at weekend.

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

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