US EditionRebel Cumbria MP Has Labour Party Whip Withdrawn After Family Farm Tax Vote
Markus Campbell-Savours opposed new inheritance tax rules affecting family farms and was suspended by Labour after voting against the Budget, sparking wider party dissent.
- On Wednesday, Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds removed the Labour whip from Markus Campbell-Savours after he rebelled in the Commons Budget vote on Tuesday.
- He opposed changes to agricultural property relief, arguing the farming community has fiercely opposed last year's budget introducing a 20% rate on agricultural land and businesses worth more than £1 million.
- Precedent for discipline exists, with figures such as Chris Hinchliff, MP for North East Hertfordshire, having lost the whip after rebellions, while Campbell-Savours said he reassured constituents in Penrith and Solway and will oppose APR changes.
- In response, critics urged reconsideration of the inheritance tax plans as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch suggested the Government may backtrack, while Tory commentators criticised Keir Starmer for suspending MPs.
- The Budget also allows transfer of any unused £1 million APR and business property relief allowance between spouses and civil partners, highlighting estate planning pressure on larger farms and businesses worth more than £1 million.
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Labour suspends MP Markus Campbell-Savours for defying party over inheritance tax raid on farmers – Your Capital Minds
Labour has suspended one of its own MPs after he broke ranks to vote against the party’s contentious inheritance tax changes for farmers, deepening internal divisions over the reforms and fuelling anger in rural communities. Markus Campbell-Savours, the MP for Penrith and Solway, was the only Labour member to oppose the measure in the Commons on Tuesday night. The proposal – part of the Budget resolutions – passed comfortably by 327 votes to 182…
Labour suspends MP Markus Campbell-Savours for defying party over inheritance tax raid on farmers
Labour has suspended one of its own MPs after he broke ranks to vote against the party’s contentious inheritance tax changes for farmers, deepening internal divisions over the reforms and fuelling anger in rural communities. Markus Campbell-Savours, the MP for Penrith and Solway, was the only Labour member to oppose the measure in the Commons on Tuesday night. The proposal – part of the Budget resolutions – passed comfortably by 327 votes to 182…
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