Corbyn calls for St George's Day OFF! Labour leader will tell union members that British workers will get a national holiday on England's patron saint day if they win the election

  • England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland will get a new public holiday if Labour win
  • He will claim after 'damaging Tory austerity', British workers all deserve a day off
  • Corbyn will make this statement at the Communication Workers Union in Bournemouth tomorrow on St George's Day

Jeremy Corbyn (pictured) will promise to make St George's Day a public holiday if Labour win the next election

Jeremy Corbyn (pictured) will promise to make St George's Day a public holiday if Labour win the next election

Jeremy Corbyn is set to announce plans to make St George's day a national holiday - and give the whole country the day off.

The Labour leader will introduce new national holidays to mark the patron saints of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland if it wins the next general election.

On Monday, St George's Day, Corbyn will claim that after eight years of 'damaging Tory austerity' British workers deserve a day off. 

Labour will ask for the support of the governments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland so the same four holidays can be enjoyed across the United Kingdom.

Under the proposals, St David's Day (March 1), St Patrick's Day (March 17), St George's Day (April 23) and St Andrew's Day (November 30) will all be celebrated with a day off.

With eight public holidays, the UK has the fewest of any G20 or EU country, Corbyn will say at the annual conference of the Communication Workers Union in Bournemouth. 

Corbyn is set to claim that after eight years of 'damaging Tory austerity' British workers deserve a day off

Corbyn is set to claim that after eight years of 'damaging Tory austerity' British workers deserve a day off

'If we win the next election, St George's Day will become a national holiday for Britain's workers,' he will promise.

'It will be a day where we can all show our pride and celebrate our country's tradition of fairness, inclusivity and social justice.

'Eight years of Tory austerity, which Labour will bring to an end, have had a disastrous effect on our vital public services and workers have paid a heavy price in the cost of living and their working lives.

'We will give our workers four extra days paid holiday.

'The four nations that make up our country are more divided as a result of the damaging and divisive policies of this Conservative government.'

He will then repeat his commitment to renationalising Royal Mail.   

St George, patron saint of England and Portugal, slaying the dragon

St George, patron saint of England and Portugal, slaying the dragon

Corbyn has said that the recent Windrush scandal and the 'sickening Go Home vans' showed the Government's 'patriotic posturing' was a 'sham'. 

He will add: 'We need to end the Conservative's constant pandering to a rich elite at the top and their attempts to divide the rest of us, creating a 'hostile environment' for people who come to contribute to our country.

'So let me say to the Windrush generation and to everyone who has come to this country to make a contribution: You are welcome. You have equal rights and under Labour you will never be treated like second-class citizens. We will never allow people to be divided on the basis of race or religion.

'Labour's mission of social justice brings people and our nations together.

'Our values of a fair and inclusive society are our country's best values, and those shared values will be celebrated by making St George's Day a national holiday.'

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