Jacob Rees-Mogg asked for additional bank holiday to support police, NHS and all public servants

Another week, another request from Tory MP Peter Bone (Wellingborough) for an additional bank holiday.


Peter Bone asked Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg:

May we have a statement next week—preferably on Wednesday—on celebrating United Nations Public Service Day, so that we can show our support for the police, the NHS and everyone who works in the public service? Can the Leader of the House tell me how we will celebrate that day? Why not have a bank holiday closest to that date?



Mr Rees-Mogg replied:



"My hon. Friend’s desired bank holidays would mean that none of us would ever be working.



As a general rule, the Government try to avoid too many statements on Opposition days, as a courtesy to the Opposition, so the day that he suggests may not be ideal, but I pay tribute to our hard-working civil servants, particularly those in the Lord President of the Council’s office."



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