Markus Campbell-Savours

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The Honourable
Markus Campbell-Savours
MP
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Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Penrith and Solway
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Education Birkbeck, University of London

Markus Dale Campbell-Savours (born 1981 or 1982) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Penrith and Solway since 2024. [1]

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He is the son of Lord Campbell-Savours. [2] Campbell-Savours is an alumnus of Birkbeck, University of London. [3]

Parliamentary career

In his acceptance speech, Campbell-Savours said that he was acutely aware that many of the voters who placed their trust in him had voted Labour for the first time, and promised to be "a voice for the entire community," to "ensure that Penrith & Solway is listened to," and to do his best to "bring back compassion".

In November 2024, Campbell-Savours voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [4]

In December 2024 he spoke out against government plans to impose inheritance tax on agricultural land [5] in Parliament, indicating that he would be engaging with DEFRA and the Treasury to seek important amendments to ensure that the consequences of closing this tax loophole [6] do not unintentionally affect working farmers in his constituency, which has more farmers than any other in the country. [7] [8]

In December 2024, Campbell-Savours was placed under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner relating to a failure to declare earnings. [9]

Personal life

Campbell-Savours is half Icelandic. His father, Dale Campbell-Savours, is married to Guðrún Kristín Runólfsdóttir from Reykjavík, Iceland. [10] His father was the MP for Workington from 1979 to 2001 and currently sits in the House of Lords. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Penrith and Solway - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Labour reveals candidate for Penrith and Solway seat in General Election - cumbriacrack.com". cumbriacrack.com/. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  3. ↑ "THREE CABINET MEMBERS AMONG FOURTEEN BIRKBECK ALUMNI AND FELLOWS ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT". www.bbk.ac.uk. Birkbeck, University of London. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
  5. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief
  6. ↑ "How the super rich avoid inheritance tax".
  7. ↑ "Penrith and Solway MP stands up for farmers during farm tax debate".
  8. ↑ "Hansard".
  9. ↑ "Penrith MP under Parliamentary Investigation over financial register of interests".
  10. ↑ "Hálf-íslenskur þingmaður í Bretlandi: Varði æskusumrum við Þingvallavatn - ruv.is". ruv.is/ (in Icelandic). 6 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  11. ↑ "Keswick's Marcus Campbell-Savours launches election campaign for Penrith and Solway - The Keswick Reminder". 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
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