Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Declare a new bank holiday for June 23rd to celebrate independence.

On June 23rd 2016 the people of the United Kingdom voted by majority to leave the European Union. This historic day should be commemorated by declaring that going forward June 23rd should be a national Bank Holiday.

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

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