MPs that Now Backing Wealth Tax Motion exceeds 50

London 17 November 2025 - The number of MPs who have signed Richard Burgon MP’s Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for a fair wealth tax has now reached 51. Many more have said they support this proposal but felt unable to be open, due to party sensitivities.

Working in close partnership with Richard Burgon MP, Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has been leading the charge through its “Tax Wealth, Not Poverty” campaign, engaging MPs across Parliament with a simple message: the wealth of the few must help rebuild opportunity for the many.

Over the past few months, TAP volunteers and supporters have personally contacted dozens of MPs through calls, emails, and constituency outreach — persuading more than 20 new signatories to add their names to in recent weeks.

Tom Burgess, CEO Taxpayers Against Poverty, said:

“We’re delighted to see momentum growing behind Richard Burgon’s call for a wealth tax and to be a part of that achievement. Our Tax Wealth, Not Poverty campaign is about common sense — ensuring that those who’ve done well contribute fairly to the public good. Fifty-one MPs is an important milestone, but this is just the start. The British people deserve a system that rewards work, not extreme wealth.”

Amongst the many initiatives in the TAP campaign is a letter to the media signed by many MPs calling for taxes on wealth.

TAP will continue working with MPs, peers, and campaign partners to build cross-party backing for a fair wealth contribution — one that strengthens public services, reduces inequality, and helps create a more compassionate economy.

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Media contact: Taxpayers Against Poverty📧 taxpayersagainstpoverty@gmail.com🌐 www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk

About Taxpayers Against PovertyTaxpayers against Poverty is a UK-based independent advocacy group dedicated to tackling poverty, inequality, and social injustice by promoting economic policies that have a direct effect on reducing poverty and the unnecessary financial hardship. TAP seeks to influence national and local policy with well-researched and robust evidence of hardship and promote practical policy proposals using a direct approach to decision makers and other influencers.

TAP was founded by the late Rev Paul Nicolson and is led by Tom Burgess, author of From Here to Prosperity, a new political agenda for a sustainable economy and greater social justice, which proposes taxing wealth more and income less. TAP’s sister organisation and partner is Compassion in Politics which seeks to bring more honesty, respect and compassion into political life

For media inquiries, interviews, or to support our campaigns, please contact:

Tom Burgess, CEO, Taxpayers Against Poverty  taxpayersagainstpoverty@gmail.com www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk  www.realagenda.org

Partner & sister organisation: www.compassioninpolitics.com