The UK’s Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack on Sunday urged Scottish MPs to vote for the UK-EU trade deal reached on Christmas Eve. Jack’s statement came as Scotland’s ruling Scottish Nation Party (SNP) confirmed that its MPs will reject the deal and doubled down on calling for Scottish independence from the UK and rejoining the EU. Ian Blackford, SNP’s leader in Westminster, said after a meeting of the party’s parliamentary group that although the SNP doesn’t have enough votes to change the outcome, it will vote to reject the deal nonetheless. “With the Labour Party lining up behind Boris Johnson, it is clear Westminster will impose this hard Tory Brexit regardless of how Scotland votes but it is not being done in our name. It is a disaster for Scotland,” Blackford said on Sunday. “This is a very bad deal for Scotland, which will terminate our membership of …