Grahame Morris
Labour MP for Easington
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Grahame scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 48.9% of the vote, majority of 6,542
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
5,296 households in fuel poverty locally (12.07%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 75% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
38% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
12.07% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 48.9% of the vote, majority of 6,542
Welfare & Benefits
2 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
5,508 children in poverty in this constituency (32.8%)
Follow the Money
What Grahame claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 5,296 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 5,508 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 38% of their constituents rent
Voted to override humanitarian protections in the Border Security Bill
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £1k from Premier League
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Registered Interests
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(1 entry)£19k
National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Name of donor: National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Address of donor: 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the administration and coordination of the NUJ Parliamentary Group of which I am the Co-Chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 (value is estimated), value £18,672 Date received: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 Date accepted: 1 April 2024 Donor status: trade union (Registered 17 April 2024)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(2 entries)£2k
Premier League
Name of donor: Premier League Address of donor: Premier League, Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1HQ. Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2x £649 tickets for the play-off finals with hospitality, value £1,298 Date received: 24 May 2025 Date accepted: 24 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 02719699 (Registered 7 August 2025)
British Horseracing Authority
Name of donor: British Horseracing Authority Address of donor: Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1AN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality to Cheltenham, value £450 Date received: 13 March 2025 Date accepted: 13 March 2025 Donor status: company, registration 02813358 (Registered 3 April 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Trustee (unpaid) of the East Durham Veterans Trust. Date interest arose: 1 February 2020 (Registered 18 January 2022)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Grahame's Expenses
143 individual claims totalling £298,109.05 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.
Staffing(1 claim)£244,356.93
Payroll(1)£244,356.93
Accommodation(18 claims)£25,390.17
Rent(1)£22,802.73
Council tax(1)£1,469.26
Utilities(16)£1,118.18
Office Costs(121 claims)£20,998.63
Rent(1)£15,000.00
Stationery & printing(26)£1,964.09
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(15)£1,305.74
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(38)£1,297.32
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(33)£770.59
Software & applications(1)£738.00
TV licence(1)£174.50
Newspapers, journals, magazines(2)£118.00
Equipment - purchase(2)£60.00
Advertising and contact cards(1)£49.89
Other(1)£-479.50
MP Travel(1 claim)£5,835.54
Rail(1)£5,835.54
Staff Travel(2 claims)£1,527.78
Rail(1)£803.78
Hotel - London(1)£724.00
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Easington: The Real Impact
The people Grahame was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024