UK’s Eurovision hopefuls Remember Monday ordered through the BBC to steer clear of making any political issues after band’s previous social media posts backing Black Lives Matter come to gentle

Britain’s Eurovision hopefuls Remember Monday had been warned to stick out of politics forward of subsequent week’s tournament as previous social media posts backing Black Lives Matter resurfaced.

The nation pop girl crew are below strict directions through the BBC and their very own workforce to keep away from any arguable subjects, together with the Middle East warfare between Israel and Hamas.

Remember Monday – who will carry out their hit What The Hell Just Happened? – are understood to have come below power from pro-Palestine activists to talk out about Israel’s involvement in Eurovision after recognizing posts on their X account in toughen of BLM.

Posts forward of the discharge of a track in September 2020 declared they’d be donating ‘100 per cent of the proceeds from this single to a BLM charity’. 

And in April 2021, Remember Monday shared a submit from the black nation singer Jimmie Allen criticising US police after the killing of George Floyd.

One issue within the band – comprising Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, all 30 – being selected for Eurovision used to be that they had been deemed to be ‘squeaky clean’ and freed from controversy. 

A supply printed: ‘Remember Monday haven’t tried to speak about politics that a lot… however their toughen for the BLM motion has left Palestine activists determined to get them on-side and make a commentary this is essential of Israel.

‘But the band has been warned that making even the slightest political comment ahead of Eurovision could spark problems. They’ve mainly been banned from discussing politics in any respect.’

However, the band had been warned through the BBC to stick out of politics forward of subsequent week’s tournament as previous social media posts backing Black Lives Matter resurfaced. PIctured: The BBC headquarters at New Broadcasting House is illuminated at night time on November 13, 2012

The caution comes after remaining 12 months’s UK contestant Olly Alexander (pictured conserving a Union Jack flag originally of the 2024 version) used to be dragged right into a sour row after rejecting calls to boycott the development in toughen of the Palestinian purpose

Another supply just about the girl crew, who’re old-fashioned buddies, mentioned: ‘The last thing the three of them want is to be dragged into any political rows. They innocently attempted to make a statement showing how much they hate racism with their BLM post.’

The caution comes after remaining 12 months’s UK contestant Olly Alexander used to be dragged right into a sour row after rejecting calls to boycott the development in toughen of Palestinians.

He confronted a tirade of abuse and threats, and used to be given upgraded safety forward of the competition.

Ahead of subsequent week’s tournament in Basel, Switzerland, the United Kingdom’s 2023 hopeful Mae Muller used to be one among 72 former contestants to signal a letter despatched to organisers calling for a ban on Israel and its nationwide broadcaster. Ms Muller confronted an important backlash in 2023 after an previous submit wherein she mentioned she ‘hates Britain’ emerged.

Remember Monday, whose identify comes from their meet-u.s.to rehearse on Mondays in school in Farnborough, Hampshire, first received prominence after showing on The Voice UK in 2019.