
Steve Race
Labour MP for Exeter
Won with 45.3% · Majority: 11,937
The Verdict
Followed the party whip vote after vote, breaking the promises Labour made to voters. The campaign leaflets are collecting dust — the voting record tells a very different story.
Subject Grades
How Steve scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 45.3% of the vote, majority of 11,937
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
4,639 households in fuel poverty locally (10.79%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 67.4% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
47% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
10.79% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 45.3% of the vote, majority of 11,937
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
2,728 children in poverty in this constituency (19.9%)
Follow the Money
What Steve claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 4,639 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 2,728 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 47% of their constituents rent
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £3k from BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Li
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(3 entries)£6k
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited
Name of donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited Address of donor: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Attendance at the Brit Awards with one guest, at the invitation of the BPI in their box with buffet and refreshments. Proceeds from the evening went towards the BRIT Trust – the industry’s charitable arm, value £3,120 Date received: 1 March 2025 Date accepted: 1 March 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01132389 (Registered 28 March 2025)
Google UK Ltd
Name of donor: Google UK Ltd Address of donor: 1-13 St Giles High St, London WC2H 8AG Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality as a guest of YouTube at Glastonbury Festival 2025 for a value of £1982.84 as MP for a South West England constituency and as Chair of the APPG for the Great South West, value £1,982.84 Date received: 27 June 2025 Date accepted: 27 June 2025 Donor status: company, registration 03977902 (Registered 24 July 2025)
PRS for Music
Name of donor: PRS for Music Address of donor: 1st Floor Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane, London SE1 2HB Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Single ticket to the Ivor Novello Awards, the celebration of British and Irish songwriting, value £760 Date received: 22 May 2025 Date accepted: 22 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 00134396 (Registered 30 May 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK(4 entries)£4k
Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar)
Paid by: United Against Malnutrition and Hunger
Name of donor: United Against Malnutrition and Hunger Address of donor: 8 St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RS Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,130), accommodation (£810), travel medication (£47.99), food, visa, transport and in-country expenses (£373.85), value £2,361.54 Destination of visit: Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar) Dates of visit: 21 June 2025 to 27 June 2025 Purpose of visit: Travelled as Co-Chair of the APPG on Nutrition for Development to attend the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week Conference in Dar es Salaam, to see the impact of UK overseas development in treating and preventing malnutrition in Tanzania and Zanzibar, and to understand the work of national and regional government, scientists, health workers, humanitarian organisations, charities, civil society, local businesses, and local communities in tackling malnutrition. (Registered 2 July 2025)
France (Paris)
Paid by: United Against Malnutrition and Hunger
Name of donor: United Against Malnutrition and Hunger Address of donor: Alliance to End Malnutrition and Hunger Limited (known as United Against Malnutrition and Hunger), 71-75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Total value: £1,025 (plus any additional, individual expenses incurred) Travel – £300 Accommodation – £530 Food and in-country expenses – £195, value £1,025 Destination of visit: France (Paris) Dates of visit: 26 March 2025 to 28 March 2025 Purpose of visit: Travelled as Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nutrition for Development to attend the 2025 Paris Nutrition for Growth Summit as one of the two official UK Parliamentary delegates. (Registered 21 April 2025)
France (Paris)
Paid by: United Against Malnutrition and Hunger
Name of donor: United Against Malnutrition and Hunger Address of donor: Alliance to End Malnutrition and Hunger Limited, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel (£218), accommodation (£170), food and in-country expenses (£67), value £455 Destination of visit: France (Paris) Dates of visit: 18 February 2025 to 19 February 2025 Purpose of visit: To visit Paris as Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nutrition for Development for meetings with French Parliamentarians and partners ahead of the 2025 Paris Nutrition for Growth Summit. (Registered 6 March 2025)
Ukraine (Lviv and Kyiv)
Paid by: (1) YES Foundation (2) Kyivstar (3) Zhytomyr Administration (4) UK Friends of Ukraine (5) Bulldog Political Consulting
Name of donor: (1) YES Foundation (2) Kyivstar (3) Zhytomyr Administration (4) UK Friends of Ukraine (5) Bulldog Political Consulting Address of donor: (1) Raffingers Llp Unit, 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 8HD (2) 53 Degtyarivska St, Kiev, Kyiv City, 03113, Ukraine (3) 25 Mala Berdichivska str., Zhytomyr, Ukraine, 10014 (4) 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3BL (5) 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) £92.11 attendance at the YES Conference in Kyiv (2) Dinner and briefing in Kyiv with delegation, value £50 (3) Transport and buffet lunch, value £25 (4) Bus transport in Kyiv and Lviv, value £25.86 (5) Dinner in Lviv, value £86.20 Destination of visit: Ukraine (Lviv and Kyiv) Dates of visit: 21 February 2025 to 25 February 2025 Purpose of visit: Cross-party delegation to meet and foster good relations with Ukrainian politicians and organisations. To see firsthand the impact of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine on the Ukrainian people and to attend the YES Conference on the third anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion. (Registered 28 March 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
School governor at Willowbrook Primary School, Exeter. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 February 2023 Date interest ended: 17 November 2024 (Registered 26 July 2024; updated 6 March 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Steve's Expenses
130 individual claims totalling £204,818.33 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(3 claims)£167,261.39
Payroll(1)£164,223.39
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£38.00
Office Costs(78 claims)£18,320.84
Software & applications(9)£3,965.97
Rent(7)£3,775.00
Bought-in services(5)£3,060.00
Stationery & printing(25)£2,142.67
Training - staff(2)£1,770.00
Equipment - purchase(3)£1,523.99
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(13)£973.41
TV licence(3)£344.00
Utilities(3)£257.34
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(3)£201.14
Newspapers, journals, magazines(1)£165.36
Business rates(1)£87.20
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(1)£38.85
Insurance - buildings(1)£15.26
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£0.65
Accommodation(43 claims)£12,972.70
Rent(9)£9,031.23
Council tax(14)£3,131.02
Utilities(14)£614.29
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(6)£196.16
MP Travel(5 claims)£5,403.63
Rail(2)£4,642.76
Air travel(1)£424.80
Hotel - European(1)£323.07
Other public transport(1)£13.00
Staff Travel(1 claim)£859.77
Rail(1)£859.77
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Exeter: The Real Impact
The people Steve was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024