Petition · past parliament · Department for Business and Trade
Introduce a Magna Carta Day public holiday for England on 15 June
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39 signatures
What the petition asks
Institute a new national holiday for England. This should be a bank holiday, and would be on 15th June, the day in 1215 when Magna Carta was signed, which was a giant step towards English democracy.
My suggestion is to have a public holiday on 15th June for Magna Carta Day. It's not a patron saint's day, so it's not religious, it's properly English, is important to our democracy, and has influenced other countries in one way or another, and it's in the summer!
Timeline
| 7 May 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
39
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Business and Trade
Opened
7 May 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.