MP TASMINA AHMED-SHEIKH says she has exposed what is “fast becoming to be yet another Tory broken promise” over Brexit.

The Ochil and South Perthshire elected representative has joined calls on DEFRA minister MP George Eustice to explain why he has changed his tune on farming subsidies after the EU referendum.

She highlighted that in the lead up to the vote, Mr Eustice told farmers and crofters they would continue receiving the subsidies they were entitled to before. The minister was quoted in the Guardian saying: “The truth of the matter is if we left the EU there would be an £18bn a year Brexit dividend, so could we find the money to spend £2bn a year on farming and the environment? Of course we could. Would we? Without a shadow of a doubt.”

But reports from the BBC said the politician recently told those gathered at the Oxford Farming Conference that there would be no more subsidies past 2020, instead, there would be a move toward a support and reward system.

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh said: “This is fast becoming to be yet another Tory broken promise. They’ve said one thing before the referendum, and another after.”

SNP MPs are now pushing for a Westminster debate on the impact of Brexit on the rural economy with the politician adding: ”This debate will take place against an overall backdrop of chaos around Brexit. This Tory government have failed with their leadership, made a range of contradictory statements and a demonstrated a disappointing reluctance to engage with the hard post-Brexit realities facing the rural economy.

''This is a serious issue for rural communities in my constituency, as there is growing evidence that this is already having an adverse impact on the rural economy.

“That’s why I’ll be joining with other SNP MPs this week to call on the UK Government to present a clear statement of its aims for the rural economy prior to the future negotiations with the EU.

“They must give Parliament, farmers and rural communities clear and unambiguous assurances on the future of agriculture after 2020.

''Brexit has posed a number of significant questions for our rural policy, and so we need answers now. I fear that if the Tory government at Westminster fails to answer them the Scottish rural economy, including local farmers here, could suffer devastating consequences.”

The Advertiser contacted Mr Eustice's office for a comment and was told the inquiry has been passed on to the right person. However, no comments were received by the time of writing.