Scottish MPs Urged to Back Brexit Deal as SNP Vows to Reject it

Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack arrives in Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting to be held in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, on Sept. 30, 2020. Leon Neal/Getty Images

The UK’s Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack on Sunday urged Scottish MPs to vote for the UK-EU trade deal reached on Christmas Eve.

Jack’s statement came as Scotland’s ruling Scottish Nation Party (SNP) confirmed that its MPs will reject the deal and doubled down on calling for Scottish independence from the UK and rejoining the EU.