Rejected petition Make june 23rd a public holiday if britain leaves the european union

Its been rumoured for some time that there maybe an opportunity for an additional bank holiday so why not june 23rd to celebrate our independence should we happen to leave the european union the u.s. has an independence day so why not britain

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

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Date submitted 25 May 2016
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