HELENSBURGH’S MP has urged people to make sure they're registered to vote ahead of what looks like an increasingly likely General Election this autumn.

Brendan O'Hara called on Scotland to "reject Boris Johnson's extreme Brexit" and said Westminster had "failed Scotland abysmally".

Mr O'Hara, the SNP MP for Argyll and Bute, said: “The coming election will be one of the most important in Scotland’s history. With so much at stake, it will be a vote for Scotland’s future.

“It is vital that Scotland sends a strong message, loud and clear, that we reject Boris Johnson’s extreme Brexit, which could cause a deep recession, destroy jobs in Argyll & Bute, and inflict lasting harm on living standards, public services, and the economy.

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“The SNP will be putting Scotland’s opposition to Brexit and our right to choose our own future with independence at the heart of the contest – and every vote will count. It is vital that people across Scotland register to vote now, so we don’t lose our right to have a say in this crucial election.

“The past decade of deep Tory austerity cuts, Brexit crisis, and Westminster chaos has shown that Britain really is broken – the UK is not fit for purpose. Westminster has failed Scotland abysmally, creating the worst crisis since the Second World War.

“The people of Scotland deserve the choice of a better future than the one being imposed upon us by Westminster. It’s clearer than ever that the only way to properly protect our interests is by becoming an equal and independent European country.”

Meanwhile, in one of the last contributions in the House of Commons before Parliament was prorogued earlier this week, Mr O’Hara accused Boris Johnson and his government of having little or no interest in a deal with the EU and said they seemed “hell-bent on pursuing a catastrophic policy of a no-deal Brexit”.

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Seeking the advice of the outgoing Commons Speaker John Bercow, the Argyll and Bute MP asked how he might register his “anger and deep frustration” at being forced out of parliament just seven weeks before the UK is due to leave the European Union.

Mr O’Hara said: “The very least the people of Argyll and Bute should expect is that their elected Member of Parliament be able to represent them, here in this Chamber, at such a critical time.”

Parliament is not due to return until October 14, just two-and-a-half weeks before the UK’s scheduled exit date from the EU – though the ruling of the Court of Session on Wednesday that the move to prorogue Parliament was unlawful has thrown even that into doubt.