The majority of Kent's MPs will reject the government’s Brexit deal in tomorrow’s historic vote on leaving the EU which could bring down Theresa May.

The Prime Minister has made another plea to MPs to back her deal with a warning that rejecting it would cause "catastrophic harm" to trust in politicians.

But her appeal appears to have cut no ice with 10 of the county’s MPs who have already signalled they will not support the deal.

Many said they had not been won over by the various assurances that the Prime Minister had secured since December.

The 10 include two former ministers: Sevenoaks MP Sir Michael Fallon and Chatham and Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch.

They also include Dartford MP Gareth Johnson, who has resigned as a government whip today ahead of the vote.

Six Kent MPs will back the deal, including the Ashford MP Damian Green, who has been one of the Prime Minister’s key allies.

Ahead of the debate and vote, some MPs took to social media to set out their position.

Folkestone and Hythe MP Damian Collins tweeted: “I cannot support a deal where we’re locked into the proposed backstop arrangement with no independent power to exit.

"None of the arguments I’ve heard persuade me otherwise.

"It would be a terrible outcome for the UK.”

Ashford MP Damian Green aired his views on You Tube, saying a no-deal Brexit would be bad for the country at the same time as acknowledging that it was not perfect.

He said: “It would be damaging to our manufacturing industry but more particularly would be especially bad for Kent.

"We have seen chaos on our roads before if there are problems between Dover and Calais.

"Anything that risks a repetition of that would be bad for those attempting to lead their daily lives in Kent."

Gillingham MP Rehman Chishti tweeted: “Overwhelming number of constituents support my decision not to support Withdrawal Agreement on Tuesday.”

North Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale, who backs the deal, has explained why he signed a letter that urged the government to resist a no deal.

“I do not believe that a no-deal Brexit is either in the long-term economic and security interests of those that I represent and neither – judging from my mailbag – represent the expressed wish of even most of those who voted to leave.”

Meanwhile, the county’s only Labour MP Rosie Duffield said there had been no changes in the deal since the government scrapped a vote in December.

She tweeted: “Theresa May is holding the country to ransom on Brexit, and for what? Nothing has changed. #PMQs”

The vote: what will happen?

MPs will debate the deal put forward by the government in the Commons from about 7pm. Depending on what amendments are proposed, the actual vote is likely to be later.

What happens if the deal is rejected?

The Prime Minister has three parliamentary sitting days to present MPs with her future plans.

The UK will remain on course to automatically leave the EU on 29 March, but could exit without an agreement.

The PM could ask for more time to secure further changes to the deal. In theory, she could call a second referendum to break the deadlock but that is unlikely.

Labour has said it would table a vote of no confidence in the government but has not said when.