Rejected petition A law that makes 26th April a national holiday for tradespeople and builders.

We need a day to celebrate the people who built the world we live in today. Some of the most important people that have ever lived started out in the trades and construction industry including Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Christopher Wren, Jesus Christ and Tommy Walsh.

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References: Clifton Suspension Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, The New Testament and Ground Force.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions which call for actions that are the responsibility of the UK Government and Parliament. It's not the Government's or Parliament's responsibility to create national holidays for people who do a particular type of job.

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Date submitted 18 April 2019
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