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Petition · past parliament

Make the 24th June a bank holiday to celebrate our independence day!

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

There has been a lot of negativity over the EU referendum.
Making the 24th June a bank holiday would ease tension.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Parliament to make 24th June a public bank holiday if the UK vote to leave EU

Timeline

24 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jun 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.