The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire 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 tomorro
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. 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. 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. 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.