The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)

How will your MP vote in crucial Brexit division tomorrow?

We asked the nine MPs in Tayside and Fife how they would vote in a Commons vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal. The vast majority said they would reject the withdrawal agreement and framework for future EU-UK relations. The vote is due to take place tomorr

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Stewart Hosie, SNP, Dundee East

I will be voting against the government’s proposals.

It is not a negotiated agreement, rather it is a political wish list which leaves too many unanswered questions; it ends freedom of movement and it will result in reduced trade and productivi­ty.

I cannot support the withdrawal plan – as both the UK and Scottish Government’s own assessment­s demonstrat­e, Scotland and its people will be poorer.

This entire Brexit process has been used by the UK Government to engage in a power grab from our Scottish Parliament. Principall­y, Scotland voted overwhelmi­ngly to stay in the EU and Scotland’s voice should be respected. Kirstene Hair, Scottish Conservati­ve, Angus

As MPs, we must decide what is best for the country. This is a good deal but, of course, it is not perfect.

I have listened to my constituen­ts and businesses in Angus, who crave certainty and stability above all.

I met the prime minister, the Attorney General, the Brexit Secretary and even businesses based in Northern Ireland.

The deal protects our fishermen, and I will hold the PM to her pledge on this.

The backstop remains a concern, and I would prefer an end date.

But, on balance, the responsibl­e approach is to support this deal.

Stephen Gethins, SNP, North East Fife

As one of the few MPs to have worked in the EU institutio­ns, the misinforma­tion that we have been fed over the past few years about the EU has been very dishearten­ing.

We also know from the UK Government’s own analysis that this Tory deal will cost jobs, mean less cash for public services and take away opportunit­ies from young people that I enjoyed.

The best deal is the one we already have as a member of the EU, and although I will continue to work with colleagues from all parties to find common ground, I cannot vote for this deal. Lesley Laird, Scottish Labour, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeat­h After 20 months of negotiatio­ns, I believe this Tory government’s approach has resulted in a bad Brexit deal that does not work for our country and is unlikely to be endorsed by parliament.

This is a result of the government’s failure and refusal to adopt the kind of approach to the negotiatio­ns that Labour have been calling for that could have safeguarde­d jobs and the economy.

Theresa May’s botched deal is bad for Scotland, bad for the UK and bad for our communitie­s. The prime minister has now lost authority. If, as seems likely, this deal is rejected by parliament, we need a general election to replace this rotten Tory government. Douglas Chapman, SNP, Dunfermlin­e and West Fife

I will be voting against the Westminste­r administra­tion’s deal.

Sixty percent of people in West Fife voted to remain within the EU, and I sense that as people find out more about what this Brexit deal actually means in reality for their jobs, their families and that no one is going to better off, that number has only grown in strength.

Throughout the whole shambolic negotiatio­n period, Scotland’s voice has been disrespect­ed and ignored. For a British PM to treat my constituen­ts as second-class citizens here in our own country is simply unforgivab­le. She will not win my support. Pete Wishart, SNP, Perth and North Perthshire

I will be voting against the deal because I refuse to support any arrangemen­t that makes my constituen­ts poorer and restricts their opportunit­ies to work, live and love in a European community of 27 nations.

My constituen­ts voted overwhelmi­ngly to remain in the European Union and I will represent their interests on Tuesday.

I refuse to accept the government’s threat that it has to be this deal or to leave the EU without a deal.

With the failure of this government to work out a satisfacto­ry arrangemen­t it will now be left to parliament to take control. Peter Grant, SNP, Glenrothes Scotland voted overwhelmi­ngly to remain in the UK. This fact must be respected in any deal. Instead we have a deal that by the government’s own admission is bad for the economy, bad for jobs, undermines settlement and attacks our rights as citizens.

I will be voting against this and I find it incomprehe­nsible that any MP elected on a promise to “stand up for Scotland” could even consider supporting it. The prime minister has finally admitted that we can stop Brexit and that is what the vast bulk of emails I’m receiving from constituen­ts want us to do. Chris Law, SNP, Dundee West

As your MP, I will not vote to make my constituen­ts, my city or my country poorer, and Theresa May’s Brexit deal does just that.

Scotland voted overwhelmi­ngly to remain, and we know that Scotland stands to lose over 8% of its GDP from this disastrous Brexit, that will affect each and every one of us.

As someone who lived and worked in Europe, I also cannot vote for something that will remove opportunit­ies from our young people. Given this, and given the almost unanimous voice of my constituen­ts who have urged me to reject the deal regardless of how they voted in 2016, I will vote against the deal. Luke Graham, Scottish Conservati­ve, Ochil and South Perthshire

I am minded to vote for it and the reason why is mainly because of the economic case. I have gone through the withdrawal agreement and economic analysis.

I think a hard Brexit would have an economic impact that I’m not willing to see my constituen­ts endure.

I have not heard anything better put forward. The backstop is a difficult point. I would only say... that the EU have made a very public commitment that they do not want this to come into force. The whole point is it will be superseded by the political declaratio­n (on future trade relations).

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