Euro 2020: If England wins the final, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for an emergency bank holiday to be tight-lipped | Football News

If England wins the 2020 European Cup on Sunday, Boris Johnson refuses to rule out the possibility of an emergency bank holiday.

After the Three Lions defeated Denmark 2-1 at Wembley Stadium, the Prime Minister was under pressure to consider taking a day off. Semifinals on Wednesday night.

When asked on Thursday during a visit to the headquarters of energy company Bulb in central London if England beat Italy’s bank holiday prospects in the final, Johnson said: “I think this will be a tempting fate; let’s see what happens. .”

Calls for Monday’s rest are growing, and a petition on the parliamentary website has more than 100,000 signatures.

The petition reads: “Sunday at 8pm is a difficult time for families to plan to participate in activities together-knowing that we have an extra day off the next day will greatly help this.

“In addition, a historic victory should be celebrated. The winning team should parade the trophy, and the bank holiday will be the best time to do so.

“In addition, the British naturally want to continue to enjoy victory, which provides a much-needed opportunity for the retail and leisure industries to make up for lost revenue.”

Downing Street stated that it would hold a victory parade and other celebrations for the England team “in due course.”

The Prime Minister’s official spokesperson said: “I don’t want to pre-determine the outcome of Sunday’s game. Obviously we want England to win the final along the way, and then we will make our plan in due course.”

“We hope that when England continues to win, then continue to make our plan.”

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Downing Street also said that capable employers should be flexible to allow employees to work on Monday night, or take a day off if the England team wins.

If settled according to the normal time, the game will end before 10pm.

However, the prospect of overtime and penalty shootouts means that the game may end near 11pm.

The Prime Minister has stated that the bar can remain open until 11:15 this Sunday to reduce the risk of customers being told to leave before the end of the game.

The victory over Denmark on Wednesday entered overtime and ended around 10.45 in the evening.