US EditionLabour MP suspended after rebelling over farmer’s tax in Budget 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.
- Labour MP Markus Campbell-Savours had the party whip suspended after rebelling against the Government's plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers in the Budget vote.
- Campbell-Savours said he wanted to be able to walk around his community knowing he did all he could for them, and could not do so if he broke his word given to farmers during his election campaign.
- The farming community has fiercely opposed the changes to agricultural property relief since they were proposed in last year's budget, with the introduction of a 20% rate on agricultural land 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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