* Susan Elan Jones MP.
Clwyd South Labour MP Susan Elan Jones has explained why she was among those who voted for the "Letwin amendment" and not Boris Johnson's Brexit deal in Parliament yesterday.
"I
know many constituents were watching BBC Parliament on Saturday - and I was
delighted to receive so much feedback locally over the last few days. I am
doing my best to respond to each email and letter individually.
"A
constituent made the point very well: 'The
Tories are saying that people are fed up with delays and that’s why they
should vote for it, I feel that it doesn’t matter how long it takes we should
not vote for a bad deal which this is, let’s not forget that Bluster Boris
voted against it twice'.
"A
couple of right-wing Tory MPs also let the cat out of the bag when they said
they were voting with Johnson because they’d been assured it would ultimately
lead to a Crash Out Brexit.
"The
Letwin amendment protects against that. We know that Johnson and his ilk
support fewer employment protections - and I am concerned by that. Having met
with local farming representatives on Friday, I have renewed concerns about
deals that would see massive tariffs imposed on local farmers for access to
their current markets. I am also troubled about the creation of a border in the
Irish Sea.
"In
addition, whether my constituents are Hard Brexiteers, convinced Remainers or
somewhere in between, I am firmly of the view the decision must belong to them
- not just the politicians - in a confirmatory referendum."
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