Great to welcome @steveracemp.bsky.social to our Global Health Drinks Reception here at #LabourConference. “So many countries and institutions want more of the UK at the table, not less.” Indeed. Which is why we call for #RepairNotRetreat.

Some great chats with residents in #Heavitree yesterday morning with my team. Thanks to everyone who took the time to talk - I’m out most weekends knocking on doors to hear what people think across #Exeter.

"Setting the target in this seventh climate budget is the goal, but the means by which we meet that target is the standard we will be judged on by future generations." 🗣️ @steveracemp.bsky.social

“In our unstable world with uncertain partners, our stability, prosperity and security rely on meaningful partnerships with like-minded nations” @steveracemp.bsky.social explains why cooperation with our closest trading partner is the best way to grow our economy.

There are some real dodgy bar charts going around in the fake newspapers in #Exeter at the moment. If you want to fight for a kinder, fairer Exeter - take a look at the actual real statistics, based on real elections that real people voted in, here in Exeter:

Close co-operation between the UK and EU benefits all of us, culturally and economically. Watch MPs @yuanfenyang.bsky.social, @rosiewrightingmp.bsky.social, @steveracemp.bsky.social, Johanna Baxter and @rachelblakemp.bsky.social make the case ahead of the UK-EU summit later this year.

The Government is investing £237 million in new Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) 🩺 As part of that investment, Exeter’s Nightingale Hospital CDC will be expanded Read more about it on DevonLive here: www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...

£200,000 funding boost for libraries in Devon from this Labour Government’s Libraries Improvement Fund 📚 This will allow for upgrades to library buildings as well as investment in new tech, making local services easier to access

“Short-term national interest should not trump long-term security and defence needs.” @steveracemp.bsky.social sets out the argument for closer UK-EU defence frameworks in combatting current geopolitical challenges at the UK-EU PPA in Brussels last week.

Nutrition “is the foundation everything else rests on, good health, strong economies and resilient communities,” as Chris Elmore said at last night’s @APPG and ICAN reception.   Huge thanks also to David Mundell and @steveracemp.bsky.social  for speaking, and for everyone who came along.

📣£20 MILLION FOR EXETER 📣 Exeter has been awarded a £20 million investment through our flagship Pride in Place programme. The money will be focused on the area around Whipton, to be spent on what matters most to local people – that means you get to decide how it’s spent!

📣£20 MILLION FOR EXETER 📣 Exeter has been awarded a £20 million investment through our flagship Pride in Place programme. The money will be focused on the area around Whipton and east Heavitree, to be spent on what matters most to local people – that means you get to decide how it’s spent!

And today I talked about this programme in the EU parliament, as part of my work on the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly! Great to meet you all and thanks for having me

Social & Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology@exeterspspa.bsky.social · 7mo ago

On Friday, we hosted @steveracemp.bsky.social for a discussion on the state of representation in the UK. Organised by Profs Dario Castiglione, Alice Moseley and Dr Lise Herman from the EU Horizon and UKRI-funded Redirect - The Representative Disconnect project. Find out more here: redirect.unisi.it

“After 15 years of almost unending bad economic news, there are signs that the pall of despond hanging over the British economy may be about to lift.”

Rachel Reeves should have a spring in her step as shoots ...

Britain’s economy is on the turn and the fiscal situation improving. If the chancellor’s got any sense, she’ll shout that from the rooftops

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We’ve a lot more we need to do to fix the SEND crisis in Devon, but the government has written off 90% of the national £5bn debt that the Tory government left behind. For Devon that means £180m written off - allowing the Council certainty to move forward. www.exetertoday.co.uk/news/local-n...

Huge boost for Exeter families as Government writes off most of Devon’s £200m SEND debt

Exeter MP Steve Race welcomes decision to fund 90 per cent of historic SEND deficit, easing pressure on Devon County Council services.

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Out on the doorstep supporting our candidate Angeliki in Gorton & Denton today. People are very keen that we are focused on delivery for them and their families - on jobs, educations, transport, immigration and the NHS. That’s what the PM is delivering for the country.

Despite the rainy forecast, our ‘Explore the Orchestra’ concerts made a splash in Devon last week, when almost 2,300 pupils and teachers flooded in from across the county to take part in the events at @exeter.ac.uk Catch the full story 🡺 bsolive.com/news/despite... 📸Andy Casey

Thanks to Minister for Care @skinnock.bsky.social and Chief Dental Officer for England Jason Wong for attending our Q&A session on NHS #dentistry in Parliament today. The packed room shows the strength of feeling in Parliament on this crucial issue.

It was a delight to welcome @steveracemp.bsky.social to Inspired Villages Millbrook Village to meet residents and learn more about #integratedretirementcommunities. A special thanks to Gavin Hogg for facilitating the visit!

📉 NHS waiting lists in #Exeter and nationwide - down 📈 Ambulance response times - up There’s much much more to do to turn our #NHS around but thanks to investment, reform, and the hard work and dedication of staff, we’re making sure it will be back on its feet and fit for the future.

The news today? Reform = backwater for Tories who failed over 14 years. 🥸 Tories = weak and divided by more psychodrama. 🤪 Labour government = waiting lists in our NHS drastically reduced and economic growth up. 🌹 @SkyNews 👇

Out in the chilly sunshine today talking to #Exeter residents in Duryard & St James about wheelie bins and potholes, to the cost of living, NHS waiting lists, and climate change. There’s a huge amount of work going on to turn our country around - in 2026, we’ll feel it.

The Tories’ Shadow Attorney General, Lord Wolfson, is representing Roman Abramovich in a legal case that is delaying the transfer of £2.5bn of assets to benefit the people of Ukraine. I’ve written to Kemi Badenoch about the conflicts of interest this raises. 👇

Great work, congrats to the team

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery@rammuseum.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We're delighted that the National Autistic Society has recognised RAMM with their Autism Friendly award! 🎉 RAMM’s Accessibility Champions have been working hard to ensure that the museum is as accessible as possible for people with different needs. Full story >> rammuseum.org.uk/news/exeters...

The great Michael Barclay gets the best out of Keir Starmer. Human, revealing & moving, with important & encouraging content on reviving music in schools & easing post #Brexit cultural touring restrictions.

Private Passions - The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer - BBC Sounds

Michael Berkeley’s guest is the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.

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I’ve joined with civic and faith leaders from across #Exeter to reaffirm our aspirations for our city - where everyone lives in peace, free from intimidation and discrimination, and where we continue to prosper by working together. Unity over division, hope over fear.

I’m a campaigner - and I’ll be a campaigning Deputy Leader. This last week I’ve visited every region & nation in Britain - telling Labour’s story. We need to unite, bring change, and defeat Reform to win again.

Thanks to m’learned friend @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social for drafting and coordinating this letter to the #EHRC on their response to the Supreme Court ruling, which I have co-signed along with other colleagues. Read it here 👇🏼

Tony Vaughan KC MP@tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social · last yr.

🏳️‍⚧️🚨 New letter from MPs on trans rights & EHRC Consultation on the #ForWomenScotland ruling. I have written a letter to the EHRC to urgently raise concerns about the Draft Code of Practice consultation after the ruling. I am proud to say that 32 of my colleagues have signed it too.

Today I am taking part in the Committee Stage of the Bus Services Bill, which brings back lots of the ability to run bus services that were removed by the Thatcher government’s privatisation. Looking forward to speaking on it, informed by #Exeter residents, this afternoon.

So pleased to hear that - as promised in our manifesto - this Labour government will review maternity, paternity and parental leave. Every mum and dad I know wants to spend more time with their kids. Current entitlements are out of step with modern families. We’ll fix them