UK participation in Eurovision Song Contest 2026
Tabled 8 December 2025 by Zarah Sultana
That this House notes with deep concern the decision of the European Broadcasting Union to allow Israel to participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, despite widespread concerns over Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its grave violations of international law in the West Bank; further notes that Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia have announced their withdrawal from the contest in protest; believes that UK participation would risk legitimising Israel’s conduct and normalising genocide and apartheid; acknowledges the importance of cultural boycotts as a peaceful and principled means of opposing genocide, apartheid and grave breaches of international law, and recalls the decisive role that cultural boycotts played in challenging apartheid South Africa; and calls on the UK Government and the BBC to suspend UK involvement in the 2026 contest, for as long as there remain credible concerns regarding compliance with international law.