
Markus Campbell-Savours, MP for Penrith and Solway, said: "I am no rebel—I am a moderate—but during the election, I read what I thought were assurances from my party that we had no plans to introduce changes to APR. On that basis, I reassured farmers in my constituency that we would not, and now I simply am not prepared to break my word."
A Labour MP has made a promise to farmers that he will listen and advocate for their interests on a wide range of issues including proposals to Inheritance Tax and Agricultural Property Relief (APR)...
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