This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Petition Veterans Day Bank Holiday the Monday following Remembrance Sunday
Create a new Veterans Day Public Holiday.
Numerous countries around the world have public holidays to celebrate, commemorate and remember their Armed Forces and Veterans.
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Workers in England and Wales typically get eight bank holidays a year, compared to a European average of 12.3 public holidays. The longest gap between bank holidays is between August and Christmas, as the majority of bank holidays are bunched together in Spring.
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