A note to my constituents...

There is no doubt it has been a busy week in Westminster with a lot of voting on a range of options.

For my constituents, below is an account of how I voted. As ever, please get in touch if you would like any further clarity.

It was announced last night that the UK has secured changes to the deal. They include a legally binding addition to the Withdrawal Agreement, which gives the UK the right to start legal proceedings against the EU if the UK was tied to the so called Northern Ireland backstop indefinitely.

John Lamont MP has received further assurances from the Health Secretary that medicine supplies to the Scottish Borders will be protected after Brexit.

The Prime Minister has announced a series of key votes will take place next month on Brexit.

After negotiations with the EU over changes to the Withdrawal Agreement, MPs will vote on whether to support this amended agreement, by 12th March at the latest.

Ahead of yet another day of voting in Parliament, local MP John Lamont has warned that voters are fast losing patience over Brexit.

John Lamont MP has today welcomed the announcement from the Prime Minister that she will seek to amend the Withdrawal Agreement, as the MP himself called for last week.

Commenting after the vote, John Lamont MP said:

“The scale of this defeat will have surprised many people, but it sends a very clear message to the European Union that the deal as it stands is unacceptable to the UK.

Here below is a statement to constituents about how I intend to vote on the Withdrawal Agreement vote in the House of Commons on Tuesday 15th December:

BREXIT STATEMENT

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that 23 sections of key Scottish Government Brexit legislation are unlawful.

When I was elected as Member of Parliament for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, I made a promise to people in the Borders that I would put them first, ahead of party politics.