Brexit

The UK is due to leave the European Union this Friday, January 31st. After the election in late 2019, where the Conservatives won a majority, the government was able to pass the Withdrawal Agreement, allowing the UK to leave. This was a key pledge made during the election.

Local MP John Lamont has said he will be voting again for a General Election this evening as the only way to get Brexit sorted.

Despite repeated claims from EU negotiators and opposition MPs that the previous Brexit deal would not be reopened, the Prime Minister has renegotiated a new deal and scrapped the controversial Northern Irish backstop.

In the last 24 hours we have seen some promising signs that the EU and the UK may be able to come up with a new Brexit deal.

Today's ruling shows how robust the constitution of our United Kingdom is and the important role Scotland plays in that structure.

While I completely respect the role and independence of the judiciary, I remain of the view that prorogation was appropriate and reasonable step.

Local MP John Lamont has announced he is joining a cross-party group of MPs set up to get a deal with the EU through Parliament.

Local MP John Lamont has said he will not support opposition attempts to derail Government negotiations with the EU in a crunch vote expected this evening.

Yesterday evening the House of Commons once again failed to find a clear majority for any alternative options on Brexit.

Last night, MPs voted on eight different options on Brexit. None of them were passed and none were supported by anywhere near a majority of MPs.

If you would like a more detailed list of what each of the 8 motions do, the BBC has a quite good summary: