Government 'doesn't want to jinx result' by declaring Euros bank holiday

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Government 'doesn't want to jinx result' by declaring Euros bank holiday
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300,000 people have now signed a petition backing the move... 👀

More than 300,000 people have now signed a petition calling for an extra bank holiday, if England win the Euros on Sunday night.

Speaking to broadcasters after watching the semi-final at Wembley, he said: ‘I think that would be tempting fate. Let’s see what happens.’ Lee Jones, who set up the petition, said it would be ‘beneficial and sensible’ to give the country the day off.supports HTML5 video‘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,’ he added.

But he could choose to declare a bank holiday in August instead, to give the nation a chance to celebrate. It’s previously been said that any potential victory parade would have to take place after Covid restrictions end on July 19.

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