I seem to be writing pieces like this with monotonous regularity after crushing Labour election defeats nationally contrasting with record good results in Exeter.

Labour's manifesto, offering a better, fully costed future for Exeter and Britain, is now available to read online here.

NHS England's refusal to publish the report that was finished last August into the financial crisis facing Devon NHS is completely unacceptable.

You can read their response in full below:

I’m very pleased that management and the union representing disabled workers at the Pluss factory on Marsh Barton are working constructively together on a solution that could save most if not all of the jobs.

During the election campaign in Exeter, I will be speaking at the following candidate public question time events:

This week’s Budget changed nothing for working people here in Exeter.

I asked a number of questions in the House of Commons yesterday, which can be found below.

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My piece for The Exeter Daily, on the need for the Government to come clean and announce its plans to deal with the financial crisis in Devon NHS, is available to read online here.

My piece for the New Statesman on the future of the BBC's funding model and governance is available to read online here.

In the House of Commons last week, I raised the importance of political parties indicating their intentions towards the BBC in their election manifestos.