DEMOCRACY BANK HOLIDAY

Early day motion 8, tabled 6 November 2007 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 27 members.

That this House believes that the pioneering sacrifices of those who sowed the seeds of British democracy should be celebrated with a new Bank Holiday on the Monday nearest to 4th November, the anniversary of the killing of more than 20 Chartist insurgents in Newport in 1839, recalling other significant events in the history of the Suffragettes (1903) and the Putney debates (1647); and calls for a fresh appreciation of the value of the courage and vision of past generations in order to defend, promote and develop Britain's democratic institutions.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, Independent 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Respect 1.