Joseph Ronald Morris is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Hexham since 2024.
He is the first Labour MP for Hexham, breaking a 100-year streak of Conservative MPs.
According to his LinkedIn profile, prior to his election Morris worked as a parliamentary assistant for Labour MPs Kate Hollern, Rupa Huq and Bill Esterson. He has also worked for Make UK and as an Associate Director at Hanbury Strategy, a public affairs and communications agency.
In February 2025, Morris was named a parliamentary private secretary in the Department of Health and Social Care. He chairs the Labour group of rural MPs.
Morris married Hana Al-Izzi, an adviser to Labour party chair Anna Turley, on New YearâÂÂs Eve 2025.