KEVIN Hollinrake, MP for the Thirsk and Malton constituency, has said he will be supporting Prime Minister Theresa May's controversial Brexit deal in tonight's crunch vote.

Mr Hollinrake, said that, despite supporting Remain during the referendum campaign, he believes in a "bright future" outside the EU over the longer term.

But he also voiced concerns for small and medium-sized businesses in his constituency if May's deal is rejected by Parliament.

"In the short term," he told the Commons, "when we've been trading in the same way for 46 years, I think it is unfair and irresponsible to trample businesses underfoot in a headlong rush towards the exit door.

"This is not about Project Fear - I think there are real risks with a no deal Brexit, particularly in those centres that have time-dependant supply chains."

His support for the Prime Minister looks unlikely to save her deal. More than 100 of May's Tory MPs - around a third of those who sit on the green benches for the Conservatives - are thought to oppose the Prime Minister's Withdrawal Agreement ahead of Tuesday night's meaningful vote.

Both York MPs - Labour MP for York Central, Rachael Maskell, and Tory MP for York Outer, Julian Sturdy - are among those who have confirmed they will vote against the deal.

Mr Sturdy said in a statement: "Like many Members, I have significant concerns about the backstop. I appreciate that this is only meant as an insurance policy, but I fear that it will be in the EU’s interests to push the UK into the backstop, in which we could then be held against our will, with Northern Ireland split off from Great Britain, as there is no mechanism for us to leave without the EU’s consent."