Petition · past parliament
Force the BBC to enter Jack Ives as the UK's Eurovision entry in 2016
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK is suffering awful results year on year in the Eurovision Song Contest. As the national broadcaster it is the BBC's responsibility to find the artist to represent us. Jack Ives would make a great entry and it's his time to shine.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
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.
You might like to write to the BBC to make this suggestion.
there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.
You might like to write to the BBC to make this suggestion.
Timeline
| 23 Jul 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jul 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Jul 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.