Liverpool offers to host Eurovision Song Contest and honour Ukraine

A mural of Ringo Starr, commissioned by Liverpool artist John Culshaw, is unveiled on the gable end of the Empress Pub on Admiral Street in Liverpool. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

Liverpool has offered to host the next Eurovision Song Contest in solidarity with Ukraine.

The city was quick to offer itself as host after the European Broadcast Union on Friday confirmed it is looking for another location as this year’s winners, and normally the following year’s host, Ukraine, is battling invasion from Russia.