Grahame Morris

Grahame Mark Morris[1] (born 13 March 1961)[2] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Easington since 2010.

Morris briefly served on the Opposition frontbench of Jeremy Corbyn in 2016, and now remains in the House of Commons as a backbencher.

Grahame Morris was born on 13 March 1961, and was educated at Howletch Comprehensive School (now East Durham College).

[8] Morris 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.

[9] At the 2015 general election, Morris was re-elected as MP for Easington with an increased vote share of 61% and a decreased majority of 14,641.