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Petition · past parliament

Make 21st June a National Bank Holiday

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should make 21st June 2021 a national bank holiday. This is to celebrate the end of COVID restrictions but also will help boost the economy as many people will often spend money on bank Holiday activities.
The Government should do this to help celebrate the hard work and sacrifices of key workers and all those that followed the lockdown restrictions.

Why it was rejected

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

You might like to sign the following petition:

Create a one off Bank Holiday on Monday June 21st 2021.
Create a one off Bank Holiday on Monday June 21st 2021.

Timeline

22 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
2 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Mar 2021

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