Petition · past parliament
Introduce a bank Holiday to celebrate UK Independence Day
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
On the 23 June 2016 the people of the United Kingdom made a brave democratic decision to leave the European Union.
In honour of this monumental day we petition the government to mark this historic day with the introducing of a bank holiday to celebrate this decision on the 23 of June every year.
In honour of this monumental day we petition the government to mark this historic day with the introducing of a bank holiday to celebrate this decision on the 23 of June every year.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.