A BOURNEMOUTH MP has branded the draft Brexit deal an "unmitigated and total disaster".

Conor Burns, MP for Bournemouth West and a close ally of arch Brexiteer Boris Johnson, said he did not believe the 500-page agreement would win a Commons vote.

Prime Minister Theresa May put her Brexit plan to the Cabinet on Wednesday - 874 days after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

Echoing former Brexit Secretary David Davis' comments on Twitter yesterday, Mr Burns said the plan amounted to "complete and total capitulation" to the European Union.

"From the country's perspective, it's worse than staying in and worse than a clean break.

"The only change is the UK will lose its seat at the table and be bound in perpetuity in the regulatory orbit to the EU rulebook."

When asked how much of the draft text he had seen, he said: "I've seen a significant amount of the draft deal and spoken to those who have read it in totality."

He added that he thought it unlikely the deal would gain the support of MPs when it comes to a vote and an "urgent re-think" was necessary.

"Judging by the mood from colleagues, I do not see this deal going through. It's still not too late for a tariff-free 'Canada plus plus' trade deal," he said. "Giving £38bn to the EU for almost nothing is beyond irresponsible."

MP for Mid-Dorset and North Poole Michael Tomlinson briefly found himself at the centre of the latest developments as he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab earlier this week.

This morning Mr Raab announced his resignation, along with Esther McVey, the secretary of state for work and pensions, and a string of junior ministers.

“Someone said it was out of the frying pan and into the fire but I think it’s an amazing time to be doing this,” Mr Tomlinson said yesterday.

He said he had not read the draft agreement by yesterday morning but understood it was a ‘substantial document’.

A committed Brexiteer, he said he was looking forward to reading the draft and then potentially gave a clue as to how he might vote.

“It’s massively important that we must move forward as we are so close to when we leave on March 29,” he said. “We just need to know and need to see the detail, that’s why I’m so keen to look at it.”

Other local MPs have used social media to make their feelings known.

North Dorset MP, Simon Hoare, said he would be having a "detailed read of the deal" before reaching a view.

Tweeting yesterday, he said: "I’ve always been keen to secure a deal but not at any price."