World Cup bank holiday in the UK
There’s lots of talk in England about declaring a bank holiday should the Three Lions really bring football home. Keir Starmer has refused to confirm whether England would get a bank holiday if it won the tournament for the first time in 60 years, saying: “I don't want to jinx it, but ask me again if we get to the final." That chatter has piqued the interest of Welsh nationalists in Cardiff who have long sought a bank holiday marking St.
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There’s lots of talk in England about declaring a bank holiday should the Three Lions really bring football home. Keir Starmer has refused to confirm whether England would get a bank holiday if it won the tournament for the first time in 60 years, saying: “I don't want to jinx it, but ask me again if we get to the final." That chatter has piqued the interest of Welsh nationalists in Cardiff who have long sought a bank holiday marking St. David’s Day on March 1, matching the holidays already granted to Scotland and Northern Ireland for their equivalent days. A spokesperson for the Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru told POLITICO: “If England winning means a new bank holiday, would that mean we’re a step closer to getting one for St David’s Day in Wales?
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- There’s lots of talk in England about declaring a bank holiday should the Three Lions really bring football home. Keir Starmer has refused to confirm whether England would get a bank holiday if it won the tournament for the first time in 60 years, saying: “I don't want to jinx it, but ask me again if we get to the final." That chatter has piqued the interest of Welsh nationalists in Cardiff who have long sought a bank holiday marking St.
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