HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has written in detail why he will be voting for the prime minister’s Brexit deal when it comes before MPs in the House of Commons on Saturday.

Mr Halfon said:

“I am still reading through details of the new UK/EU deal and I will wait to hear what Boris Johnson says tomorrow morning, but it is looking good.

This new deal will allow us to take back control over our money, laws and borders and get Brexit done by leaving the EU on October 31st.

1. Britain is out of all EU laws. We will be able to change our laws in a huge number of areas – from product standards to fishing rules to farming subsidies – where we are currently bound by EU rules.

2. We will be able to strike our own free trade deals. We will have an unqualified right to strike our own trade deals around the world, and the whole UK will participate in them.

3. European Court supremacy ends in Britain. It will be our courts, applying our laws, which will be the highest authority in the land.

4. We will be in control of our taxes. We will be able to change VAT rules and other tax laws that are currently determined by Brussels.

5. Northern Ireland will be in the UK customs territory forever. There is now no doubt that Northern Ireland remains part of the UK’s customs territory and will benefit from the free trade deals we strike.

6. The anti-democratic backstop has been abolished. The people of Northern Ireland will be in charge of the laws that they live by, and – unlike the backstop – will have the right to end the special arrangement if they so choose.

Leading Brexiteers are also backing the deal:

London Brexit Party MEP, Lance Forman: “I would say it is a deal that we can move forward with.” – The Times, 18th October

Senior Eurosceptic, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP: “No longer will we be in the clutches of the EU, where we were beholden like bashful children, beseeching EU officials to negotiate on our behalf…We must vote for it so that Brexit can be delivered.” – The Telegraph, 18th October

Former UKIP MP, Douglas Carswell: “Tweeting as the only person ever elected for Ukip in General Election, if I was in the House of Commons this Saturday, I’d vote for Boris’ deal.” – Twitter, 17th October

Former UKIP Director of communications, Patrick O’Flynn: “There is no doubt what is the best thing for Brexit now – and that is for every Brexiteer in the land to get behind Boris Johnson as he tries to push his new deal through Parliament and take us out on 31 October.” – The Spectator, 18th October
Co-founder of Better Off Out, Simon Richards: “I opposed all 3 stages of Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement, but now is the time to deliver Brexit at last & move on.” – Twitter, 18th October

Leave.EU campaign group: “We back this deal against another delay and more Remainer plots to thwart Brexit altogether.” – Twitter, 18th October

Chief Executive of the Vote Leave campaign, Matthew Elliot: “Massive congratulations to Boris Johnson for securing a good Brexit deal.” – Twitter, 17th October

I want to get Brexit done so that we can move on to other priorities like cutting the cost of living, protecting our NHS and building an even better Harlow.

Despite this new deal, Labour want to frustrate democracy and delay our departure. Jeremy Corbyn said yesterday, “The best way to get Brexit sorted is to give the people the final say in a public vote.”

“Three years ago Harlow voted to leave the EU and I believe democracy should be respected”.