Petition · past parliament
Make Monday 10/5/20 a bank holiday too for proper VE anniversary celebrations.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government has moved the date of the Spring bank holiday to Friday 8th May 2020 but the 75th anniversary of VE day is so important that we should have an additional bank holiday on Monday 10 May to allow for proper celebrations to take place after the commemorations.
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.