Video: Tory MP 'disappointed' at delay in marriage tax breaks Granting tax breaks to married couples "is a manifesto committment" that must be honoured, says one Conservative MP. David Burrowes, the member for Enfield-Southgate, expects the tax breaks to be implemented soon, saying "the clock is ticking." Mr Burrowes also questions why the Government is delaying a move which would support the "important social institution" of marriage, at the same time as pushing through legislation to legalise same-sex unions, something that he says would undermine traditional marriage.