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Duncan Laurence, representing The Netherlands, went home the winner of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with 492 points.

The UK in contrast, came last with Michael Rice’s rendition of Bigger than Us - taking home just 16 points and coming in at the bottom of the rankings as the Hartlepool native sang at the Expo Tel Aviv venue in Israel.

His glittery backdrop of a starry night sky and racing comets wasn’t enough to elevate the 21-year-old’s position.

Some viewers are blaming Brexit for the abysmal result, whilst others thought it wasn’t a good song.

UK coming last in Eurovision 💕 https://t.co/5nNtAfVMWD
— Christo Geoghegan (@Christo Geoghegan) 1558221900

Some people blamed the last place because of a 'political statement'

Isn’t it time that the UK pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest. Last place isn’t due to the song, it’s another… https://t.co/S16wKTbk4M
— Hay-z (@Hay-z) 1558249905

**This Friends analogy described Britain at Eurovision perfectly**

Britain at #Eurovision2019 is basically that episode of Friends where Ross moves in to his new apartment and all hi… https://t.co/tcgyQzXTUU
— Katherine Hartley (@Katherine Hartley) 1558211635

**Even people not watching the Eurovision wanted to know why Britain was so bad at**

i’m not even watching eurovision but britain, why are we so shit at eurovision
— MNEK👼🏾 (@MNEK👼🏾) 1558220305

Brexit may have come up as a potential reason for that last place...

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Britain could enter the rolling stones fronted by Adele and Europe would still give us no points and we probably deserve it #eurovision
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) 1558210944

Britain got just the 3 points from the wider European public? WHATEVER COULD IT MEAN? #Eurovision
— Chris Addison💙 (@Chris Addison💙) 1558220032

The Brexit jokes came fast

BREAKING: Theresa May plans to renegotiate Britain's #Eurovision results.
— Tim Stanley (@Tim Stanley) 1558221221

Brexit Britain finishes in last place in #Eurovision. We’re all better off together. Let’s #StopBrexit. https://t.co/Vpyyh6zPpT
— Remain Central #FBPE #IAmEuropean #Rejoin (@Remain Central #FBPE #IAmEuropean #Rejoin) 1558221356

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'We've become a joke'

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And others thought Britain hosting an event celebrating European unity was a bit of 'trolling' from the powers that be...given Brexit

Dear Europe, please can you vote for the UK tonight? Just imagine post-Brexit Britain being forced to host an event… https://t.co/MMPjZcZ2zp
— Prince Charles (parody) (@Prince Charles (parody)) 1558210871

And they think Europe voted Britain down in purpose

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Some are trying to own the fail

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It all got wonderfully awkward

Britain right now. #eurovision https://t.co/BtxRsdGLNA
— James O'Malley (@James O'Malley) 1558217880

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Other people were just tired of the politics

Has the time come to ditch the political Eurovision Contest? I believe so. When was Australia in Europe?
— Lesley Lubert (@Lesley Lubert) 1558251511

And some were more interested in Madonna and her controversial performance

If you haven’t seen Madonna’s Eurovision performance I imagine this Telegraph news alert will be quite weird. https://t.co/6iv9piYCiL
— Dan Rebellato (@Dan Rebellato) 1558250384

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Didn't watch it , but Madonna has gone down a lot in my estimation by appearing in Israel at #Eurovision and not us… https://t.co/y33o50TlxL
— ☯ カールジャングルボイ ❋ (@☯ カールジャングルボイ ❋) 1558249591

Madonna at the #Eurovision: https://t.co/TFkzbjiSt6
— Ori.zpr (@Ori.zpr) 1558248934

Just a FACT. TWO acts showed the #Palestine flag at #Eurovision yesterday. #Iceland and #Madonna #FreePalestine https://t.co/bLTXneK7wT
— Adriano Bulla 🇮🇹🇵🇸🇪🇺🌍🕊🌈 #PandadiSinistra (@Adriano Bulla 🇮🇹🇵🇸🇪🇺🌍🕊🌈 #PandadiSinistra) 1558248761

Some people were supportive

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Others definitely were not

I had a weird dream last night that out of all the #Eurovision performances, Madonna’s was the worst.
— Nick Harvey (@Nick Harvey) 1558248592

And then there were the people who were only here for Iceland's leather clad BDSM inspired Hatari

Hatari will go down in history as the most bad-ass BDSM dream team 🇵🇸🖤 #Eurovision https://t.co/j6g5sLvVGr
— Jasmine Ashwell (@Jasmine Ashwell) 1558222723

I wonder if BDSM will be trending now in #Palestine... #Eurovision https://t.co/65nvgMWB35
— Muhammad Zoabi (@Muhammad Zoabi) 1558222238

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dumbass results aside this is @HATARISOUND. they're a queer techno punk bdsm band that aren't afraid to be politica… https://t.co/GeJr8CdR0v
— graham skzphoebe bot (@graham skzphoebe bot) 1558221835

All in all, it was another great year for Eurovision

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