A Labour MP has gone viral on social media after making a video in which he uses biscuits to explain the UK’s ballooning national debt.

Gordon McKee’s clip has so far been watched 1.5 million times on X and won praise for its humour and originality.

The Glasgow South MP uses towers of custard creams and chocolate bourbons to explain how deep in the red the government is.

Sitting at a table with a bookshelf behind him, McKee says: “There’s a reason Britain feels broke, and it’s probably not what you think. I’m going to explain, but first of all you need to understand one thing: it’s called debt-to-GDP ratio. It sounds boring, it kind of is boring, but it’s important.”

Holding a chocolate bourbon in one hand to represent the UK’s debt and a custard cream representing how rich the cou

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