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MP wants 'Polish Bank Holiday'

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A Conservative MP has called for a bank holiday to recognise the contribution Poles have made to the UK since 1940, including their ''gallantry'' in WW2.

Daniel Kawczynski also said the media's immigration coverage had fuelled violence against Polish people coming to live in the UK.

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