Steve Race MP

Fantastic news - new figures show the waiting list at the Royal Devon fell by 1,011 patients between July and August. Congratulations to all the wonderful clinical and non-clinical staff who made this progress possible ❤️

An update on water reform💧 Labour is lifting the Thatcher-era ban on public ownership of water companies, paving the way for greater public control and potential nationalisation where water companies fail to serve our communities.

Exeter and the South West is home to some of the very best food and drink producers in the country, so it was fantastic to see them showcased in Parliament yesterday at the Taste of Devon event 🍎🧀🥂

Calling all schools, youth clubs, and groups across Exeter! 📢 If you’re taking part in UK Parliament Week this year, please let me know. I’d love to hear about your plans and get involved in your activities. Sign up for your free activity pack here 👉https://www.ukparliamentweek.org/en/sign-up

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

“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.”

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...

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

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.

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 👇🏼

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

A major gathering of researchers, policymakers and business leaders is under way at the @exeter.ac.uk. The Exeter Climate Forum aims to inspire bold action to tackle the climate emergency and is hosted by the University and the @metoffice.gov.uk. news.exeter.ac.uk/top-stories/...

I’ve written for @politicshome.bsky.social about how to meet our #climate and biodiversity commitments, we will need to ensure that new businesses and new ideas can be brought to market. Let’s cut the red tape and unleash our entrepreneurs, including in #Exeter www.politicshome.com/members/arti...

Proud to be a co-signatory on this amendment, which was in Labour’s manifesto - to make hate crimes against people due their sexual orientation, transgender identity, or a disability, an aggravated offence. Fully support @racheltaylormp.bsky.social on this.

Delighted to welcome local business leader Luke Savage, who built Tribol Braking, to Parliament to give evidence to the @CommonsSITC committee. #Exeter is home to many innovative businesses - I’m very keen to showcase and celebrate that! www.exetertoday.co.uk/news/exeter-...

Great to see @universityofexeter.bsky.social’s work with Next Steps SW, supporting young people from under-represented backgrounds access HE highlighted by the @russellgroup.bsky.social. This government is committed to break down barriers to opportunity. www.russellgroup.ac.uk/policy/polic...

Around 160 pupils recently took part in the Schools Festival of Rugby at Sandy Park ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in Exeter. More: news.exeter.gov.uk/exeter-pupil...

This is excellent news.

Yesterday I spent time with St Petrock’s, @hepctrust.bsky.social, and the RD&E to discuss the work they do to identify street-attached people living with HepC and other blood-borne diseases, and help get them vital treatment. Thanks to Felix who took my bloods!

Had a fantastic time hearing about this programme - I think there’s lots we can do with it. Watch this space.

Keir Starmer sets it out to Labour members this evening - the reason we’re in government is days like today. Expanding #FreeSchoolMeals helps 500k children, lifts 100k out of poverty, and saves families £500 a year per child. Labour governments always make a positive difference.

Whatever one’s view of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (the assisted dying bill), the parliamentary process has been thorough and we will rightly spend significant time debating the issue. Thanks to Leader of the House Lucy Powell MPfor answering my question.

No child can learn if they’re hungry. Delighted we’re expanding free school meals to 500,000 new schoolchildren. Also great to catch up with Devon County Council yesterday to discuss their new plan to auto-enroll all eligible children into FSMs - something I asked them to do in January.

🚨 NEW: Labour is lifting 100,000 children out of poverty by expanding access to free school meals. Alongside free breakfast clubs, cheaper uniform costs and government-funded childcare, Labour is putting money in parents’ pockets and giving children the best start in life.

The Pharmacy APPG, which I chair, held the last of our “Future of Community Pharmacy” evidence sessions recently. We heard about what could work better, and what more #communitypharmacy can do for patients in the future. Thanks to everyone who took part - report coming soon!

Two big funding announcements for #Exeter today 🎉 📚 Two primary schools - #Newtown & St Gabriel’s in #Exwick - successful in their bid for funds to fix up their buildings 🏥 £5.7m for our hospital trust & mental health trust to address critical infrastructure & safety risks in their buildings

Exeter Respect Festival – the city’s annual celebration of diversity – is just around the corner! Now in its 29th year, this year’s Respect Festival takes place in Belmont Park on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June, with music, dance, food and so much more. More: news.exeter.gov.uk/exeter-respe...