This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Directly finance or host the Eurovision song contest in solidarity with Ukraine.
With Ukraine's current situation, and it's subsequent result in the Eurovision alongside the UK, the UK should either finance the hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine as a show of solidarity and support if possible, or to host it in turn if it is not.
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The UK has come second in the Eurovision Song Contest behind Ukraine, and is in the appropriate position to help Ukraine hold up the torch of European friendship through the medium of song, music and entertainment in an otherwise troubled and tumultuous time for the Ukrainian people. Let us help them cast a light of positivity into the darkness.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Decisions about the UK's involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest are a matter for the BBC, not the Government or House of Commons.
The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the Government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.
This means the Government is not responsible for decisions relating to the Eurovision Song Contest.
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