Suggestions and requests to make Eid holidays as public holidays

The UK should show that it “embraces” the Muslim faith by takingEidas public holidays, Conservative MP Bob Blackman has said.

The UK should show that it “embraces” the Muslim faith by takingEidas public holidays, Conservative MP Bob Blackman has said.

Mr. Blackman is championing an e-petition demanding the change in Parliament, after it was signed by more than 120,000 people.

The government has rejected the e-petitioners’ request after a research by the Centre for Economics and Business, revealed that each public holiday costs £2.3bn per day due to a loss of retail, commercial services, and other industries.

Muslims should have “the most important days in their faith recognized in law”, the petition says.

In its response to the petition, the government said: “We are very aware of the importance of these festivals which are widely celebrated in the UK.

If an e-petition gets 10,000 signatures, it is eligible for a written response from the government, which is published alongside the original petition on the government’s e-petitions website