News · 5 December 2025
MP uses biscuits to explain UK debt
Gordon McKee, the Labour MP for Glasgow South, has seen his video go viral, achieving widespread attention online. The video explains the UK's national debt. McKee used biscuits, specifically custard creams and chocolate bourbons, as a visual aid. The MP's novel approach to financial education attracted a large online audience. The video highlights that servicing the national debt now consumes 8% of government spending. This, McKee demonstrates, is more than the entire defence budget.
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