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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/may-day-bank-holiday-could-move.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The May Day bank holiday could be scrapped and replaced with a new holiday in the autumn" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-may-day-bank-holiday-could-move.jpg" alt="The May Day bank holiday could be scrapped and replaced with a new holiday in the autumn"/></a></p>
<p>The May Day bank holiday could be scrapped and replaced with a new holiday in the autumn, under plans being considered by the Government.</p>
<p>The possible move to an October bank holiday &#8211; potentially called UK Day or Trafalgar Day &#8211; follows calls from the tourism industry for a better spread of public holidays across the year.</p>
<p>But unions accused the Tories of attacking the celebration of international workers&#8217; day on May 1.</p>
<p>Government sources denied there was any political dimension to the proposal and stressed that it was subject to consultation. It will be contained in a forthcoming tourism strategy.</p>
<p>Tourism Minister John Penrose said: &#8220;Tourism businesses in the UK are brilliant at providing a quality experience for their customers all year round, but Government should play its part in helping them do so.</p>
<p>&#8220;An autumn bank holiday, possibly to be branded as a new UK Day, would not only help the industry but also give us all a new focus for celebrating the best of what this country does, and all the things that make us a world-class nation.</p>
<p>&#8220;But before we try to take this further, it&#8217;s really important that everyone has a chance to consider it properly.</p>
<p>&#8220;If people decide they&#8217;d rather hang on to the May Day holiday, then so be it, but we ought to consider the options in a sensible way before the country reaches a collective decision.&#8221;</p>
<p>Any change would not take place before 2013. There are additional bank holidays this year and next year to celebrate the royal wedding and the Queen&#8217;s Diamond Jubilee respectively.</p>
<p>The Government is studying the move because the Easter holidays can fall very close to the May Day bank holiday, while an autumn holiday &#8211; during the half-term break &#8211; would help promote the tourism industry in the later part of the year.</p>
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