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How do you explain Brexit to a nine-year-old?

Labour MPs were set the challenge at a conference fringe event.

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Labour MPs were put on the spot at a conference fringe event when they were asked to explain the complexities of Brexit to a nine-year-old girl.

Here’s how they got on:

Stephen Kinnock used Harry Potter in an attempt to explain Brexit (PA Images/PA)
Stephen Kinnock used Harry Potter in an attempt to explain Brexit (PA Images/PA)

“Well, it’s not that.”

Gareth Snell used a football analogy to explain the complexities of Brexit (Joe Giddens/PA)
Gareth Snell used a football analogy to explain the complexities of Brexit (Joe Giddens/PA)

“It’s when one of your friends wants to go and play football by themselves – but they may need to borrow a ball.”

Ellie Reeves found it impossible to sum up Brexit for a nine-year-old (Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament/(Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)/PA)
Ellie Reeves found it impossible to sum up Brexit for a nine-year-old (Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament/(Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)/PA)

“How do you explain it? It’s almost impossible – I think it’s impossible to explain it to grown-ups in effect, the range of views in this room.”

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