This Labour Government seem hell-bent on destroying the farming industry by any means possible.It has introduced the family farm tax, ending long standing rules which exempted farms passed down through generations from paying inheritance tax, it has imposed a fertiliser levy, and ripped up the plann
Landowners whose land was safeguarded as part of plans for HS2 face more uncertainty after government refuses to give a timeframe on when it will be released.Tatton MP Esther McVey said her constituents and others across Cheshire were still locked in a holding pattern, despite the section of HS2 whi
Esther McVey has vowed to hold government’s “feet to the fire” over grooming gangs as it announced a national enquiry will finally go ahead.Labour has come under widespread criticism in recent months for watering down and backtracking over plans for a national inquiry.Ms McVey welcomed the inquiry b
Esther McVey has warned unemployment levels are set to soar as a direct result of government’s “anti-business agenda.” Ms McVey said businesses were struggling to cope with the “barrage of attacks” from Chancellor Rachel Reeves, including a rise in employer national insurance contributions and
Labour’s plans to get people off benefits and into work are set to fail given the party’s anti-business agenda, Esther McVey has warned.The Tatton MP said the decision to increase employer national insurance contributions coupled with rises in wages and business rates, had already seen some bu
Last week I attended the re-opening of Nationwide in Knutsford which has just undergone a refurbishment and is now fully re-opened following a short closure. It makes a pleasant surprise for a bank to have a commitment to the high street and it is most welcomed. Since 2018 Knutsford's bran
Esther McVey has launched a scathing attack on government claiming Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ economic decisions will sound the death knell for family businesses and enterprise in the UK.The Tatton MP said despite wanting to be remembered as the country’s first female Chancellor, Ms Reeves’ legacy wo
Esther McVey has called for changes to banking regulations to ensure banks remain a fixture on local high streets. For banks to operate in the UK they need a licence but there is no requirement on them to keep branches open – something the Tatton MP Esther wants to change.She said part of the c
Cheshire Police will be forced to find millions of pounds of additional cash as a result of the government’s tax raid, Esther McVey has uncovered – money that should be spent on frontline policing. The Tatton MP sent a Freedom of Information request inquiring how much extra the Cheshire Constab
Esther McVey has re-iterated her call for Labour to drop its ‘brutal Family Farm Tax’ which will devastate family farms in Tatton and across the UK. The Tatton MP Esther said her local farmers were extremely worried about what this change to inheritance tax would do to them.Speaking in a debate
