In June 2016 the British people took a referendum, on staying or leaving the EU. A slim majority (51,9% to 49,1%) voted for the exit. More than three years later the EU and the United Kingdom were not able to agree on a deal for the exit. You want to know why that is and the actors are? Then check out this video clip. Here is the follow up video clip - part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i64TPZSE7ng Script download: www.explainity.com/education-project/transskripte/ Sources: https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute/brexit-chronologie-100.html https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/brexit-zwangspause-unterhaus-101.html https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/brexit-zwangspause-fuer-das-parlament-stoppen-die-richter-boris-johnson/25020902.html https://eur-lex.europa.eu/content/news/Brexit-UK-withdrawal-from-the-eu.html?locale=de https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/backstop-101~_origin-ca9a65d4-4b81-4b96-9eb7-c081ed86e98e.html https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/brexit-2019-die-chronologie-des-brexits-eine-zusammenfassung-des-eu-austritts-grossbritanniens/24097616.html?ticket=ST-22161-cDcbXcpSvcPvJUddEt6l-ap3 ------- This explainer video was produced by explainity GmbH Homepage: www.explainity.com E-Mail: info@explainity.com This explanatory film was produced and published for private, non-commercial use and may be used free of charge in this context for private purposes without consultation or written authorization. Please note, however, that neither the content nor the graphics of this explanatory film may be altered in any way. Please always give explainity as the source when using the film, and if you publish it on the internet, provide a reference to www.explainity.com. For commercial use or use for training purposes, such as projection of the film at training events (e.g. projection of the film as a teaching aid in school or in adult education), a licence is required. Further information on this subject will be found here: https://www.explainity.com/education-project