Petition · past parliament
Make ST Georges Day a Bank Holiday in England
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
it shouldn't be a crime to celebrate being English , the Irish celebrate St Patricks Day without being labelled racists
Why is it being made into a racism to be proud being English?
Black , white, yellow, brown ? Doesn't matter lets get back to being proud of being English and celebrate St George every April 23rd
please sign and please direct all your English friends to this petition
Black , white, yellow, brown ? Doesn't matter lets get back to being proud of being English and celebrate St George every April 23rd
please sign and please direct all your English friends to this petition
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.