Petition · past parliament
Create A National Holiday for 23rd June - Great Britain's Independence Day
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
23rd June 2016 is the day we as a country have the choice and opportunity to put the "GREAT" back into GREAT BRITAIN by voting to leave the European Union. We the below signed want this day to be remembered as GREAT BRITISH INDEPENDENCE DAY and 23rd June to be declared a yearly national holiday.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 22 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.