EU referendum: Two Tories with two views - read Shropshire's MP's letters in full

Here are both of their letters in their entirety:

Daniel Kawczynski, MP Shrewsbury and Atcham - Leave

Having worked as your MP for the last 11 years I have witnessed first hand the erosion of our national sovereignty and reduction in the amount of control our own Parliament has to set our agenda.

This is a vital part of a fully functioning democracy and has been curtailed by the growing domination of Brussels over our decision making process and way of life.

We joined the EEC on the day I was born, 24 January 1972, but that institution – the one we voted to stay in during the 1975 referendum – has changed immeasurably, morphing into a competing Government to which we have to cede sovereignty. I can foresee that over the next 45 years this will continue. We are, therefore, not in fact choosing whether to vote remain but rather on whether to carry on with the European project and with it the further integration that entails. This movement towards a single European State with its ambition to erode national sovereignty and create structures such as an EU Army, is not what I wish for our island nation and that is why I appeal to you to vote to Leave on June 23rd.

Most important to me is that politicians are accountable to the electorate. The Ancient Greeks knew this they had the idea of a "Demos", a unit which the electorate can identify. Yet how many of our MEPs do you know? When was the last time you debated a law going through the EU Parliament? When have you noticed a change to the controlling party in the European Parliament? The voter turnout for EU elections is half that of our Parliamentary ones, that to me doesn't scream of a healthy democracy. Not that this worries the EU, as the former unelected President of the European Commission argued nation states are dangerous precisely because they are excessively democratic.

Another issue of paramount importance is peace and security in Europe but this has been created and maintained not by the EU but by NATO. Some EU countries are not members of NATO and some NATO countries are not members of the EU which goes to show that each country must decide what is in her national strategic interest.

After a vote to leave Britain and the EU will come to a trade agreement just as a number of other non EU countries have done so, from non EU Iceland to non EU Turkey. We currently buy more from EU countries than they purchase from us, so it would be the height of madness if they didn't wish to continue with a free trade agreement. Besides, the only person it would help would be HM Treasury, which would reap much more taxation from EU firms than they would reap from ours. Once out of the EU we would be free to create our own trade deals with the rest of the world (particularly the Commonwealth), a world which is growing in terms of economy and importance, as opposed to the EU which is in relative decline.

This is a very special country and one that has always excelled expectations. A proud and honourable people who have done right by others and who have supported those in need. We must have the confidence that the next generation of Britons will continue to lead by the same guiding principle. In 1980 Europe accounted for about 30 per cent of global GDP. Now that figure is now to less than 10 per cent and falling. We must not be hamstrung by our political ties to the EU but instead loosen them to allow us to explore the world again for opportunities to export and exchange.

Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow - Remain

The decision we take tomorrow is the most important in a generation.

It is binary: if we vote to Leave there will be no way back. If we vote to Remain, we stay a member of the EU, but in a special status in which we will not be pressured into joining further moves to 'ever closer union'.

Many entered this campaign clear in their conviction, but for many other people it is proving a hard choice. My advice to those yet to decide is: vote with your head over your heart.

I hope as many people as possible will vote, to ensure a decisive outcome. I have already voted by post, but you can vote in person (without the need to show your polling card) on Thursday.

If you have a postal vote but did not manage to post it before last post on Tuesday, you should take it to your polling station tomorrow.

I was at Hadrian's Wall on Monday, making the point that just as England and Scotland are better off together, so too is the UK better off in the EU. Local business leaders have this week joined national figures confirming that many of the largest employers in the Ludlow constituency believe we need to Remain to continue to have tariff free access to the EU single market and to maintain the investment which generates jobs.

This decision will affect our children and grandchildren, so I am looking to the world we will inhabit in the future. This will be an increasingly closely integrated and connected world, so our young people will compete internationally for the jobs of tomorrow. This is why we owe it to them not to follow a path of isolation, but to take advantage of the single market with the 27 EU member states and the 53 free trade agreements already in place and 16 in advanced negotiation with the EU. Starting to renegotiate from scratch will create uncertainty for years.

The EU is not perfect and we need to continue to lead reform, which we can do from within.? If we leave, we lose our voice, yet will still have to live with many of its rules if we want to trade freely.

But this vote is not just about economics, important as that is, it is also about our identity. I want our country to be forward thinking, leading the world in cultural, medical, scientific ?and technological innovation. We should lead the EU in evolving better ways of living, working, managing migration and making choices, for individuals as well as institutions.

We ?are leaders within the EU in keeping our people safe, with outstanding Armed Forces, police and security services. These are all able to do their jobs better by co-operating with counter-parts within the EU. But this does not mean being controlled by them, so there is no prospect of an EU Army, which the UK, as an EU member, can veto.

We can control our destiny within the EU. Vote Remain for a positive future for Britain?: more secure, safer and better off in the EU.