Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition To make June 23 a public holiday, and to be named as, Independence day.

Now that the British people have voted to leave the EU and that this is an historic moment in our lives, June 23 should be made a public holiday to be selebrated every year.

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

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