This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Make June 23rd a Bank Holiday form our independence day.

We lived in the shadow of Europe for too many years it's time to make Britain great and proud again.

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Our forefathers fought and in many cases sadly died to keep our freedom and democracy intact.

June 23rd We gave our government and elected officials the power to do the same again.

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

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