acts from 26 countries will vie for the title. the united kingdom is hosting eurovision on behalf of last year s winners ukraine who can t stage it because of the war with russia. results on the website. now on bbc news political thinking with nick robinson. who was the star of the coronation? apart that is, from their majesties the king and queen. the answer most watching would surely agree is the bearer of the sword of state, all £8 bearer of the sword of state, all e8 of it, held aloft for a muscle straining 51 minutes. my guest on political thinking, a conversation