Rejected petition Have additional Holiday for VE Day not move May Bank Holiday

Stop the changing of the May Bank Holiday going from Monday to Friday, the Government should be giving an additional Holiday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day as a 1 off as May Day is to celebrate the start of spring/summer, as well as recently International Workers Day

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/263926
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242483

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Date submitted 8 June 2019
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