MP Angus MacNeil pledges to “tirelessly hold Westminster to account” to protect Scotland during the Brexit negotiations if islanders vote him back into office.
Dispensing with the usual procedures to allow local branches to select their own candidate, SNP head office automatically selected sitting MPs to defend their seats.
Western Isles SNP convener, Margaret Martin, said she was “delighted” with their choice.
She added: “Angus is a hard-
Mr MacNeil said: “It is a great privilege to serve the people of Na h-
He added: “We have to protect Scotland’s interests as the Brexit negotiations take
place. The SNP is the only party who stand up for Scotland and as MP for Na h-
“There is a concerning lack of strategy at Westminster since the triggering of Article
50.”
He believes the Prime Minister called the election “as she knows that she isn’t going to get a deal on trade with Europe.”
Crofters would face a 20% on exporting of lambs to Europe while a 12% tariff would apply to fishermen send seafood abroad.
“In my role as Chair of the House of Commons International Trade Committee, I have a good perspective of the implications of tariffs and I am anxious that they are avoided.
SNP candidate Brexit negotiations election pledge
26 April 2017