Joe Morris
Labour MP for Hexham
Won with 46.3% · Majority: 3,713
97%
Party loyalty
1
Rebellions
29/36
Key votes
£209k
Expenses
The Verdict
Voted exactly as the whip instructed, every single time. The campaign leaflets promised change — the voting record delivered more of the same.
Subject Grades
How Joe scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 46.3% of the vote, majority of 3,713
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
4,614 households in fuel poverty locally (10.8%)
Winter Fuel Payment CutsBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted to Enforce the CutBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted Against It AgainBroke
Energy Costs: Blocked Opposition MotionBroke
Inheritance Tax on Family FarmsMissed
Employer National Insurance HikeBroke
Council Tax Rises: Approved Without ReferendumMissed
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 75% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Mental Health Bill: Blocked Strengthening AmendmentsBroke
Mental Health Bill: Rejected Patient SafeguardsBroke
Mental Health Bill: Third Amendment Blocked Same DayBroke
Access to Primary Healthcare: Blocked DebateBroke
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
28% of constituents rent their home
Renters' Rights: Stripped Lords ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Affordability ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Tenancy StandardsBroke
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
10.8% of local households in fuel poverty
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesBroke
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesBroke
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionBroke
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsBroke
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateBroke
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 46.3% of the vote, majority of 3,713
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateMissed
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 5 broke · 3 missed
2,181 children in poverty in this constituency (14.9%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Broke
Two-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKept
Two-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's StrengtheningBroke
Child Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed UpMissed
Carer's Allowance Reform BlockedBroke
Welfare Spending: Voted Down ScrutinyMissed
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainMissed
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsBroke
Follow the Money
What Joe claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£209k
Expenses
£209k
Expense Breakdown
£150k
Staffing
£29k
Office costs
£18k
Accommodation
£11k
Travel
The Broken Promise
£209kClaimed in parliamentary expenses
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 4,614 fuel poor households in their own constituency
£18kClaimed on accommodation
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 2,181 children live in poverty in their constituency
£11kClaimed on travel and subsistence
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 28% of their constituents rent
£209kPaid from the public purse
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Joe's Expenses
235 individual claims totalling £217,292.82 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.
Hotel Stays
£4k
2 claims
Hotel - London: £3,279.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £282.63
Staffing
3 claims
£150k
Office Costs
214 claims
£38k
Accommodation
8 claims
£18k
Staff Travel
7 claims
£5k
MP Travel
3 claims
£5k
Staffing(3 claims)£150,147.48
Payroll(1)£146,571.48
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£146,571.48
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
7 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Training - staff(1)£576.00
19 Mar 2025Training [200011782-174]
£576.00
Office Costs(214 claims)£37,879.57
Stationery & printing(144)£13,927.59
17 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£1,862.28
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1,144.02
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1,144.02
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1,144.02
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1,144.02
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1,144.01
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£931.14
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£915.22
12 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£353.28
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£321.12
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£228.80
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£221.70
28 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£186.23
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£176.64
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£176.64
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£117.84
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£99.96
11 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£99.96
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£90.78
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£81.78
12 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£81.12
12 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£81.12
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£81.12
11 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£75.19
11 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£75.19
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£73.68
25 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£71.70
12 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£70.66
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£70.66
11 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£67.00
11 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£67.00
11 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£65.04
11 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£65.04
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£64.92
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£58.92
25 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£54.13
17 Mar 2025Folders
£54.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£52.86
17 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£52.50
12 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£52.50
12 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£52.50
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£49.98
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£45.50
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£43.92
11 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£43.92
12 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£42.53
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£39.46
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£36.96
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£36.96
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£33.80
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£32.71
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£32.46
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£28.08
3 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£21.22
3 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£20.41
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£19.73
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£19.73
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£19.26
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£19.26
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£18.16
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£17.46
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£17.46
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£17.39
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£17.34
15 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£17.23
3 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£17.08
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£17.08
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£16.88
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£16.88
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£15.12
3 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£14.04
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£13.99
15 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£11.45
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£11.26
15 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£10.66
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£10.61
14 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£10.57
15 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£8.48
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£8.40
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£8.30
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£7.98
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£7.84
15 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£7.51
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£7.48
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£7.48
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£7.39
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£7.39
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£7.00
15 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£6.61
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£6.53
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£6.50
15 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£6.48
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£5.80
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£5.44
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£5.44
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£4.98
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£4.98
15 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£4.66
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£4.56
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£4.38
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£4.22
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£4.22
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£4.22
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£4.09
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£3.90
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£3.84
15 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£3.70
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£3.54
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£3.54
14 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£3.49
15 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£3.49
14 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£3.26
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£3.17
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£3.04
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£3.02
12 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£2.93
15 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.54
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.45
3 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£2.28
14 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.28
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£2.10
22 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.10
15 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£2.08
15 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£1.67
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.63
14 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£1.61
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£1.60
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.58
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.56
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£1.44
22 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£1.30
15 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£1.19
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£1.10
4 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£0.86
15 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£0.80
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£0.78
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£0.66
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£0.61
14 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£0.37
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£0.26
2 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£0.24
18 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£0.24
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£-43.92
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£-99.96
Equipment - purchase(10)£8,045.66
26 Dec 2024Claim to pay invoice for office furniture
£4,327.20
24 Mar 2025Folder inserter
£3,300.00
10 Jan 2025Fridge
£164.00
5 Jun 2025CURRYS ONLINE
£145.00
28 Jan 2025Letterbox
£39.47
5 Feb 2025Screwdriver and hex keys
£28.70
13 Jan 20252x Extension cables for charging laptops
£18.00
28 Jan 2025Strips to secure power supply
£13.16
13 Jan 2025Tape to secure extension leads to floor
£8.00
15 Jan 2025Cable ties for cable management
£2.13
Software & applications(4)£3,516.00
25 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
21 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011781-400]
£931.07
12 Sep 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
21 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011782-544]
£508.93
Advertising and contact cards(3)£3,502.00
7 Nov 2025Printing of constituency newsletter
£3,074.00
4 Aug 2025Communitas Publishing
£300.00
25 Jul 2025ROBSON PRINT LIMITED
£128.00
Rent(5)£2,680.17
1 Apr 2025No description
£893.39
6 Jan 2025No description
£893.39
4 Mar 2025No description
£893.39
4 Feb 2025No description
£893.39
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-893.39
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£1,512.00
7 Mar 2025Mobile phones
£1,512.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(7)£1,465.17
18 Aug 2025ZETTLE_ SMART OFFICE S
£666.88
23 Sep 2025ZETTLE_ SMART OFFICE S
£222.29
7 Mar 2025Mobile phones
£144.00
17 Mar 2025Mobile phones [200011782-543]
£144.00
17 May 2025Mobile phones
£144.00
17 Mar 2025Mobile phones [200011782-297]
£74.32
17 Mar 2025Mobile phones [200011781-394]
£69.68
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(18)£1,018.01
18 Dec 2024No description
£198.00
31 Oct 2024No description
£100.00
30 Nov 2024No description
£100.00
31 Oct 2024No description
£80.00
29 Mar 2025No description
£65.00
24 Oct 2025No description
£64.01
31 Oct 2024No description
£60.00
8 Jan 2025No description
£50.00
20 Dec 2024No description
£48.00
31 Jan 2025No description
£41.00
30 Nov 2024No description
£40.00
20 Mar 2025No description
£30.00
8 Nov 2024No description
£30.00
14 Nov 2024No description
£25.00
4 Dec 2024No description
£25.00
9 Dec 2024No description
£25.00
13 Dec 2024No description
£22.00
1 Nov 2024No description
£15.00
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(5)£521.58
24 Apr 2025Shredding
£104.86
25 Feb 2025Confidential waste disposal
£104.40
8 Oct 2025WWW.
£104.40
25 Jul 2025WWW.
£103.96
20 Aug 2025WWW.
£103.96
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(3)£470.11
12 Jun 2025Maintenance
£428.76
23 Jan 2025Keys for office
£24.95
28 Jan 2025Fire blanket
£16.40
Postage & couriers(4)£452.50
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£155.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£130.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£85.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£82.50
Training - staff(1)£450.00
17 Oct 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£450.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(6)£235.99
17 May 2025Telephony
£71.82
7 Mar 2025Landline
£57.60
17 Apr 2025Landline [200011782-541]
£57.60
17 Mar 2025Landline [200011781-395]
£27.87
7 Mar 2025Landline
£14.22
17 Mar 2025Landline [200011781-396]
£6.88
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£54.00
7 Mar 2025Landline equipment
£54.00
Translation services - other languages(2)£28.79
31 Dec 2024Telephone Interpreting Services
£25.85
31 Dec 2024Telephone Interpreting Services Pre Booked
£2.94
Accommodation(8 claims)£18,489.04
Rent(8)£18,489.04
10 Dec 2024No description
£2,750.00
10 Oct 2024No description
£2,750.00
12 Nov 2024No description
£2,750.00
14 Jan 2025No description
£2,750.00
10 Sep 2024No description
£2,750.00
11 Mar 2025No description
£2,750.00
11 Feb 2025No description
£2,750.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-760.96
Staff Travel(7 claims)£5,438.89
Hotel - London(1)£3,279.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
16 nights
£3,279.00
Rail(2)£1,331.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,302.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£28.40
Mileage - car(2)£381.58
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£340.04
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£41.54
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£282.63
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
2 nights
£282.63
Subsistence(1)£164.38
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£164.38
MP Travel(3 claims)£5,337.84
Rail(1)£5,301.76
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£5,301.76
Mileage - car(1)£30.38
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£30.38
Subsistence(1)£5.70
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£5.70
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Hexham: The Real Impact
The people Joe was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
2,181
Children in poverty
14.9% of children locally
4
broke
1
kept
1
missed
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY
Broke promiseTwo-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKEY
Kept promiseTwo-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's Strengthening
Broke promiseChild Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed Up
Didn't show upUC & PIP Bill: Rejected Safeguards
Broke promiseUC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled
Broke promise4,614
Fuel poor households
10.8% of households locally
4
broke
28%
Constituents who rent
14.8% private, 12.9% social
3
broke
6,795
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
1
broke
2
missed
228
Asylum seekers housed locally
10 in hotels · 5% of constituents born outside UK
3
broke
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024