ADDRESSED TO: PRITI PATEL, HOME SECRETARY, AND BORIS JOHNSON, THE PRIME MINISTER

Saint George is the patron saint of England and his memorial is celebrated on 23 April each year.

It is a day of celebration of our English heritage, a day for celebrating our beloved Christian culture, and a day where all English folk can feel pride in Saint George, a Christian martyr who stood firm against a powerful Roman Emperor and chose death instead of cowardly capitulation.

His story is inspirational and we should remember his sacrifice today and feel enormous pride at adopting such a great man as our Patron Saint.

We, the undersigned, demand that the Government make St George's Day a public holiday: