LIZ Lynne, Liberal Democrat MEP for the West Midlands, has slammed some Tory MEPs who voted against proposals aimed at cracking down on the super rich who use clever tax avoidance schemes to avoid paying their fair share.

Conservative MEPs chose to side with millionaires over plans that would see European member states put sanctions against tax-heavens and unco-operative countries that allow big companies and the ultra- wealthy to use them in order to avoid paying tax at home.

Liz, who is vice-president of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee in the European Parliament, said: “I am simply appalled that many Tory MEPs chose to vote to help the super rich avoid paying what they owe. "The more that the richest people in the UK are allowed to flout the rules, the more we all end up having to pay. It is not just and it is not fair.

“These proposals would give the EU powers to put pressure on tax havens and help put a stop to tax avoidance, yet the Tories chose to side with those with the most against the best interests of those with the least.

“We need a tax system that is fair, that sees the poorest pay a smaller percentage of their pay than those with millions of pounds to burn. "If this is an example of David Cameron’s Tories supposed support for hard working men and women, then we should all be very concerned.”