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Joe Morris
Labour MP for Hexham; resigned as PPS on 11 May 2026 as Starmer resignations wave began.
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#8 12 May
Resigned as PPS on 11 May
UK Local Elections 2026: Eight resign in two days on StarmerBackground
Joe Morris is the Labour MP for Hexham in Northumberland, a seat the party won for the first time in 2024. On 11 May 2026 he resigned as a parliamentary private secretary, one of four PPS departures that day that signalled the start of Labour's government crisis over Keir Starmer's leadership following the May local elections. Hexham had been a SAFE Conservative seat for generations; Morris holding it while resigning over leadership direction underlines the regional breadth of the internal dissent.
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Who is Joe Morris MP?
Joe Morris is the Labour MP for Hexham, Northumberland, elected in 2024. He resigned as a parliamentary private secretary on 11 May 2026 during the Starmer leadership crisis.Source: Parliament
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