ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (Gibraltar)

Okay kiddo, so imagine you have a group of friends who always play together. Now, when you’re playing a game, sometimes you might not agree on how to play it or what to do next. That’s when you might hear one of your friends say “I’m the leader” and the rest of you would have to follow what they say.

Well, in Gibraltar, there are two main groups who are like those friends playing a game. One group is called the government, and they are the leaders who make the rules and decisions about what happens in Gibraltar. The other group is called the opposition, and they don’t always agree with the government.

Now, the opposition has an important job. They are there to question and challenge the government’s decisions and make sure that they are doing what’s best for Gibraltar and its people. The opposition also has the job of offering alternative ideas and solutions to problems that the government may not have thought of yet.

So basically, the opposition is like the friends who make sure everyone is playing by the rules, and help come up with new ideas to make the game even better. And because they are loyal to Gibraltar, they are called His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition.