TORY MP Sir David Amess has stated he will not be supporting Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

The veteran MP for Southend West claims the document, which runs up to more than 500 pages, was disregarding the results of the referendum and promised he would not support it as it would be undermining promises he made to his constituents.

In a statement, Mr Amess added that the draft withdrawal agreement “threatens the very integrity of our United Kingdom”.

He added: “In what was one of the largest democratic exercises that this country has ever seen, the people made the decision to leave the European Union.

“Even in the hours before the result was known, no-one was suggesting that they would query the outcome, the mandate of the people’s decision, or the legitimacy of the vote.

“This agreement would see us stuck in a potentially indefinite backstop arrangement, shackling us to a customs union that we have no unilateral right to leave.

“This is a complete capitulation of the sovereignty that 17.4 million people voted to regain.

“The separate regulatory regime for Northern Ireland threatens the very integrity of our United Kingdom. Our laws could still be dictated by Brussels and we would still be subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.

“I will not support an agreement which amounts to political hokey-cokey, one leg in and one leg out.

“Any deal that means the UK fails to regain complete sovereignty over our laws, shackles us to the EU indefinitely, and hinders our freedom to forge our own path in the world, is nothing short of a betrayal of the vote to leave. For that reason, I will not be supporting this deal.”

Last week, the Echo reported how Rochford and Southend East MP James Duddridge stated he would not be supporting the deal which he described as “not delivering Brexit”.

Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois said he would oppose the deal if it resembles the Chequers plan while Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock confirmed it would take time to read the documents but his position since the referendum had not changed.

The document comes four months ahead of the UK’s scheduled withdrawal on March 29.