Kate Whannel,political reporter,Georgia Roberts,Derby political reporterandJoe Pike,politics investigations correspondentPA MediaIn the 14 months since the initial proposal was announced, there have been regular protests by farmers outside Parliament. Some Labour MPs in rural areas have also expressed concern. At a recent parliamentary vote on the plan, a dozen backbenchers abstained and one, Markus Campbell-Savours, voted against.Campbell-Savours was subsequently suspended for voting against the government, meaning he now sits as an independent MP.John Whitby, a Labour MP from the Rural Research Group of backbenchers, said the government's climbdown on inheritance...
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