BBC Breakfast reporter Dan Walker was eager to get some answers this morning as he spoke with Labour Party MP Dawn Butler about the events of last night’s election debate between Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

During the discussion Walker found himself a little unclear about the details of Corbyn’s stance on Brexit.

Walker began by pointing out Jeremy wasn’t very clear during the debate, and “wasn’t clear” on what he would do as Prime Minister with Brexit.

To which Butler jumped in to point out: “We’ve been very clear, in terms of: In six months we will put Brexit to bed.

“And the end destination is this: Everybody will receive, yes, another referendum, or a people’s vote, and the Labour Party will implement whatever the public decides and that is important.”

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Despite this reiteration of the party’s position on Brexit, Walker pointed out, during conversations at a university yesterday, voters “didn’t know what Jeremy Corbyn’s thoughts were”.

Butler hit back that Johnson “failed to get Brexit done,” as did Theresa May, and David Cameron.

“Jeremy Corbyn is a man of his word,” she added. “In six months we will put Brexit to bed.”

Walker chimed in once again to say: “Okay, but again I’ll come back to you on that…”

But Butler cut in to ask: “But is that not clear though?” to which Walker retorted: “It’s not!”

Butler asked: “Why is it not clear?” Bringing Walker to say: “I’ll tell you why it’s not clear!

“We’ve spoken to the likes of Diane Abbott, Keir Starmer, Emily Thornberry – and they’re all in the position where you will renegotiate a deal with the EU, which is a promise, then, let’s say that option is on the table to leave.

“And then the vast majority of the Shadow Cabinet will be actively campaigning against that deal you’ve negotiated!”

Stonefaced, Butler calmly responded: “Yes, I will be campaigning to remain, but Jeremy Corbyn…”

“But don’t you understand how strange that sounds,” Walker cut in. “You say we’ll go and negotiate a deal to leave against that negotiated deal!”

Butler simply replied: “Yes, but Jeremy Corbyn as the Prime Minister would implement what the public decide –

that’s the big difference.

“He’s the Prime Minister, they [the public] have the final say, and he will be the servant of the public.”

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Earlier this week Walker was involved in another heated discussion with Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom over Hilary Clinton.

Walker asked: “I’m sure you saw that Hillary Clinton has been speaking about the report about Russian interference in British politics.

“She said it was shameful that it hasn’t been published. When can we expect to see that?”

To which Leadsom replied: “Well, there is a process that is underway whereby any serious investigation by any parliamentary body always gets proper attention.”

BBC Breakfast airs weekdays at 6am on BBC One.

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