Will Aczel 🌍🔶

I'm honoured to receive over 10% of the vote from a standing start - coming within 5% of 2nd! Thank you to #Exeter's 4,201 people who voted for me & to everyone for voting. I look forward to continuing to push the government to be more liberal, progressive, and transformative.

Today the Prime Minister rejected our calls for electoral reform, despite a majority of people supporting it and MPs voting for our bill yesterday. We need to restore trust in politics and make every vote count. Parliament should at least have the chance to consider our bill.

So long Twitter, voting with my feet... see you on the other side 🐦

So to recap… Bus fare cap ⬆️ 50% Rail fares ⬆️ 4.6% Rail cards ⬆️ by £5 Fuel duty… still frozen. Gov talks of delivering on the environment yet undermines itself by failing to adequately tax our most polluting forms of transport & support the most sustainable. #Budget2024

Some life updates Graduated from my part-time OU Global Development Master's. At times had to devote every spare (& unspare!) moment, so pleased. #OUFamily I'm also thrilled to have started at @SunGiftSolar! Designing solar arrays, continuing to serve people of & around Exeter!

Lib Dems believe councils are crucial in unlocking communities' potential But Labour @ExeterCouncil cut vital services eg. community grants, street cleansing & @ExeterCAB Written to Exeter’s MPs for sustained rise in council funding tied to local need: exeterlibdems.org.uk/news/article/c…

@steve_race @LucyMPowell @UniofExeter @metofficeUK @Peers4Planet @Lossky @richardabetts @metoffice Great, will you match words with action by backing the #CANBill? x.com/ExeterLibDems/…

#ClimateChange is the biggest strategic challenge we face as a country, and as a world. So I took the opportunity to ask the Commons Leader @LucyMPowell to join me in welcoming the new Parliamentarian’s Guide to Climate Change by @UniofExeter, the @metofficeUK, & @Peers4Planet.

Let's make the #CANBill happen! Passed its 1st reading today & has a broad coalition of support from all major parties. But both #Exeter's MPs (@steve_race & @David__Reed) are yet to back it. You CAN make a difference! RT & email your MP to urge support: action.zerohour.uk

A few weeks ago, I became a member of the Chagos APPG, Vice Chair of the APPG on Gibraltar and the Secretary of the Falklands APPG. It would be fair to say I have more than a passing interest in U.K. Overseas Territories and a fair bit of accumulated knowledge.

@DevonCC is consulting on improvements to four bus corridor areas in the city: devon.gov.uk/roads-and-tran… Better bus infrastructure not only improves the reliability of buses, it also improves blue light response times, taxi costs, and cycling safety.

@steve_race So you'll back the Climate & Nature Bill, right? The one that your predecessor backed and faces up to the scale & nature of action required in response to the Climate Emergency. #CANBill @zerohour_uk

This year: 🌊 record sea temperatures in the Med 🌍 warmest daily global temp in history 🌡️ 15 national heat temp records broken, with a further 130 monthly records 🧊 Continued trend decrease in Antarctic sea ice 🌪️ extreme weather across Europe TT is simply not serious.

@Ben_hawkess Are you sure about that?

@Ben_hawkess Eligibility will require form-filling and end on incomes from just £11,500. Is this the change people voted for? x.com/BBCPolitics/st…

This site could serve so many much needed purposes - including hosting a market, performance venue, or social housing. But Labour are taking steps to make it a car park.. despite the impending climate crisis & 6 within 500m with plenty spare capacity. 1/3 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Huge peaceful demonstration in #Exeter today. Shows how the vast vast majority of us are united against racism, Islamaphobia & the politics of hate & division.

Tomorrow, the people of #Exeter will come together to show where our collective values lie: united against racism, Islamaphobia, hate, violence, and the politics of division. Everyone should have the right to live peacefully. Diversity is strength.

2024-07-23: King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k) The 84 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 9,908,248 voters. The 380 MPs voting 'No' represented 9,216,704 voters. Aye majority = 691,544 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text.

People oppose renewable energy projects if don't see the benefits. So let's legislate so people do: ⏩Clear framework for local discounts ⏩Promote community-ownership ⏩Reduce planning barriers for easier mixed-land use. Get local communities on-board & costly barriers tumble.

@SouthWestWater Thanks for responding, Kaylee. That's not what Thames Water say, who highlight their storm overflows for the past 48hrs.

@WillAczel We know that, unless there are other factors, the water quality at our bathing waters will no longer be impacted after 12.5 hours so the alert does not need to stay up for 48 hours -Kaylee

Good news! @SouthWestWater now publish a live map of almost all their sewage discharges 🎉 helping us know how safe our rivers are at any given time. Thank you all who signed my petition, building pressure to make this happen as rapidly as possible😊 southwestwater.co.uk/waterfitlive 1/2