The Brexit vote on whether we stay or leave the EU is a hotly contested one.

As the UK moves towards a referendum in Summer, News Shopper has been speaking to its south east London MPs on their vote.

Most of our MPs are currently in favour of remaining in the EU.

WHAT WILL YOUR MP CHOOSE IN BREXIT VOTE?

STAY IN THE EU

MP for Lewisham East - Heidi Alexander 
MP for Bromley and Chislehurst -​ Bob Neill
MP for Eltham MP - Clive Efford
MP for Lewisham West and Penge - Jim Dowd
MP for Lewisham and Deptford - Vicky Foxcroft  
MP for Greenwich - Matthew Pennycook 
MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup - James Brokenshire
MP for Orpington - Jo Johnson
MP for Erith and Thamesmead​​ - Teresa Pearce

GET OUT OF THE EU

None

UNDECIDED

MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford - David Evennett

NOT KNOWN 

MP for Beckenham - Bob Stewart

MP for Lewisham East, Heidi Alexander and Bob Neill MP of Bromley and Chislehurst are adamant that the only way forward is to remain in the EU.

News Shopper: Heidi Alexander is currently Lewisham's deputy mayor
MP for Lewisham East, Heidi Alexander

Ms Alexander said: “Our membership of the European Union is fundamental to jobs, trade and investment.

“If we were to come out of the EU, we would end up having to pay huge amounts of money to access the single market but without any say in the rules which govern it.

“I think that would be bad for Lewisham, bad for London and bad for Britain.

According to the Lewisham East MP, nearly 3m people in the UK hold down jobs which are linked to our exports with other EU countries.

News Shopper:
Bob Neill MP of Bromley and Chislehurst

This maybe a strong factor for Eltham MP Clive Efford, Lewisham West and Penge MP Jim Dowd, Vicky Foxcroft MP for Lewisham and Deptford and Matthew Pennycook MP for Greenwich, MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup James Brokenshire and MP for Orpington, Jo Johnson, all of whom want to stay in the EU.

Bob Neill was one of the founders for the Conservative party's European reform with the UK, which is backing a renegotiated deal with the EU.

Mr Neill said: “The EU needs reform and I believe the deal achieves that.

“It's better to change from within [the] team outside and access to the single market, especially in financial and professional services, [which] is vital for jobs in Bromley and Chislehurst.

“[There’s] [n]o point leaving what we have and then having to negotiate back in again without knowing how much it will cost and how long it will take.”

But according to Heidi Alexander, David Cameron's renegotiation is not the issue.

She said: “I have no problem with ensuring the rules deciding how people from other EU countries access benefits are made fairer, but I think we need to keep all of this in perspective.

“We should be taking the lead in Europe on how we tackle cross-border crime, how we create jobs and how we stop people and companies moving money around to avoid paying tax - those are things I would like us to be focussed on when it comes to the EU.”

News Shopper:
Teresa Pearce, MP for Erith and Thamesmead

MP for Erith and Thamesmead, Teresa Pearce, is in favour of a referendum but is backing the decision to stay.

Ms Pearce said: “I have always been in favour of a referendum as I believe we need to have a proper informed debate about the EU.

“It is clear that being in the European Union brings us jobs, growth and investment.

“The EU has helped to secure workers’ rights and make consumers better off too.

“EU membership gave British workers’ rights to minimum paid leave, rights for agency workers, paid maternity and paternity leave, equal pay, anti-discrimination laws, and protection for the workforce when companies change ownership.

“As it stands I am personally more in favour of staying in than leaving, and I am sure that over the coming months the British people will play their part in this national debate and I hope that people engage and there is a big turnout as if the turn out low there will be further disputes saying it’s not conclusive.”

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David Evennett MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford is still undecided on the Brexit vote.  

Bob Stewart MP for Beckenham was unable for comment.

The EU referendum will be held on June 23.

All British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens (including Malta and Cyprus residents)  who are residents in the UK will be able to vote, so long as they are 18 years old or more.

UK nationals who have lived overseas for less than 15 years will also be able to vote alongside members of the House of Lords and Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar.