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

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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.

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