Tynwald Day 2026

That this House congratulates the people of the Isle of Man as they celebrate Tynwald Day on Sunday 5 July 2026, continuing a tradition that has endured for more than a millennium; notes that the annual Tynwald Ceremony is one of the oldest continuous parliamentary traditions in the world; recognises Tynwald as the oldest continuous parliament, with origins dating back to around 800 AD; celebrates the Isle of Man's distinctive constitutional status as a self-governing British Crown Dependency; and expresses the hope that the people of the Isle of Man will continue to enjoy many more centuries of democratic self-government, while maintaining their long-lasting and valued constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom and the Crown.