Brexit should mean Britain also leaves the Eurovision Song Contest, the Commons has been told.
Groans could be heard in the chamber after Conservative MP Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) floated the suggestion ahead of this year's final in Portugal on May 12.
Speaking in the Commons, he asked Culture Secretary Matt Hancock: "Do you share my dismay that Brexit doesn't mean we're leaving the Eurovision Song Contest?"
Mr Hancock replied: "A principle I try to apply to my life, we should apply to the Eurovision Song Contest - which is, whenever something goes wrong, we should try, try and try again, and maybe eventually we'll get there."
For Labour, shadow culture minister Steve Reed added: "Can I start by wishing good luck to SuRie, the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night?"
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