A petition calling for a Bank Holiday on Monday should England win Euro 2020 has passed 300,000 signatures.
Lee Jones set up a petition on the Parliament website on Thursday, saying it would be “beneficial and sensible” to give the country the day off.
The petition read: “Sunday 8pm is a difficult time for families to plan to be together for the event – knowing we have an additional day off the next day would significantly help this.
“Furthermore, a historic win should be celebrated. It would be expected for the winning team to parade the trophy, and a bank holiday would be a perfect time to do this. Also, English people would naturally want to continue to enjoy the win, giving the retail and leisure industry a much-needed opportunity to make up lost revenues.”
The petition can be found at here.
News of the petition's success follows reports yesterday that Boris Johnson said he will 'see what happens on Sunday' before deciding if he will declare another Bank Holiday.
An Downing Street spokesman said: “I don’t want to pre-empt the outcome of Sunday’s match. Clearly we want England to go all the way and win the final and then we will set out our plans in due course.
“We will hopefully, when England go on to win, then go on to set out our plans.”
He ruled out increasing the number of fans allowed to attend Wembley, saying: “There are no plans to extend the capacity.”
Boris Johnson praised Gareth Southgate’s management style, saying the England manager has done an “absolutely outstanding job” during Euro 2020.
Asked if it could soon be Sir Gareth, the Prime Minister told broadcasters: “I obviously wouldn’t want to anticipate anything that the honours people may decide.
“But clearly I think Gareth Southgate has done an absolutely outstanding job.
“So best of luck for Sunday.”
