Time for Scottish Labour to reject bad deal
AS WESTMINSTER gets set to debate Theresa May’s Brexit deal (again) this week, I have written to Scottish Labour MPs, calling on them to reject the Prime Minister’s damaging deal and rule out support for Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to help push her deal over the line.
We are less than 50 days away from the Brexit date and in Westminster both the Prime Minister and leader of the so-called opposition are leading Scotland and the UK hand in hand off the Brexit cliff edge.
We know that by 2030, under a Free Trade Agreement – the closest proxy for the Prime Minister’s proposal – GDP would be around £9billion lower than if we stayed in the European Union. That’s equivalent to £1600 per person in Scotland than if we remained in the EU.
That is a price that Scotland should not be forced to pay.
Scotland did not vote for Brexit and our nation must not be dragged out of the EU against our will.
The negotiated agreement for the UK leaving the EU serves a devastating blow to communities across Scotland.
Everything from living standards, jobs, security arrangements, market access for our vital services sector, to our world-class universities are set to suffer under the terms of the Prime Minister’s deal.
Scottish Labour MPs must reject it.