Petition · past parliament
Keep May 4th 2020 bank holiday and add a new one for VE Day on May 8th instead.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government have announced that the early May bank holiday, which was to be Monday May 4th 2020, has now been moved to Friday 8th May 2020 instead. This change will have impacts on events already arranged for the original date as well as cause issues for school with exams.
When William and Kate got married a few years back, an extra bank holiday was given. I believe that if the government truly want to honour the hero’s of WW2 and VE Day, then an additional bank holiday should be made and not ‘moved’ from a previously agreed date.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.