Grahame Morris
| Grahame Morris MP | |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention | |
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In office 27 June 2016 – 7 October 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Jon Trickett |
| Succeeded by | Teresa Pearce |
| Member of Parliament for Easington | |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Cummings |
| Majority | 14,641 (42.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1961 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | Official website |
Grahame Mark Morris[1] (born 13 March 1961)[2] is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Easington, replacing Labour MP John Cummings, who decided to step down.[3]
Early life
Born in 1961, Morris was educated at Peterlee Grammar School. He first worked as a medical lab officer, but has been involved with politics since 1987 when he became a District Councillor for Easington. He had worked as a researcher for previous MP John Cummings since 2003, and was also Secretary of Easington Constituency Labour Party. He lives in Seaham, County Durham, with his wife and family.[4]
Parliamentary career
Morris was one of a handful of Labour MPs newly elected in 2010 which are considered to be on the left of the party politically.[5] He was one of 16 signatories of an open letter to Ed Miliband in January 2015 calling on the party to commit to oppose further austerity, take rail franchises back into public ownership and strengthen collective bargaining arrangements.[6]
In Parliament he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Meg Hillier and served on the Health Committee.
Morris chairs the Labour Friends of Palestine & the Middle East.[7] He presented the motion in Parliament calling on the government to formally recognise Palestinian statehood.[8]
Morris was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.[9]
On 27 June 2016 Morris was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention.[10]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 59418. p. 8741. 13 May 2010.
- ↑ "Grahame Morris MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ↑ "Election 2010: Easington". BBC Election 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "Profile – Grahame Morris". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ Jones, Owen (14 March 2015). "Yes, there is still life for the left after Tony Benn and Bob Crow". Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ Eaton, George (26 January 2015). "The Labour left demand a change of direction – why their intervention matters". New Statesman. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ Dysch, Marcus (22 September 2014). "Ed Miliband defends Labour stance on Gaza conflict". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Grahame Morris on MPs recognising state of Palestine". BBC. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ Bright, Sam (15 June 2015). "Who nominated who for the 2015 Labour leadership election?". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ Ross Robertson (28 June 2016). "Easington MP appointed to Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Cummings |
Member of Parliament for Easington 2010–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Jon Trickett |
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2016 |
Succeeded by Teresa Pearce |
| Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention 2016 | ||