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| Labour MP Jamie Reed quitting Parliament | Labour MP Jamie Reed quitting Parliament |
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| Labour MP Jamie Reed is quitting Parliament to take a job in the nuclear industry. | Labour MP Jamie Reed is quitting Parliament to take a job in the nuclear industry. |
| The ex-shadow health minister said it was an "honour" to represent Copeland since 2005, adding: "Leaving Parliament is the hardest decision of my life." | The ex-shadow health minister said it was an "honour" to represent Copeland since 2005, adding: "Leaving Parliament is the hardest decision of my life." |
| He will stand down at the end of January, triggering a by-election in a seat Labour retained in 2015 with a 2,564 majority. | He will stand down at the end of January, triggering a by-election in a seat Labour retained in 2015 with a 2,564 majority. |
| Mr Reed has been a persistent critic of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. | |
| He resigned from Labour's front bench as soon as Mr Corbyn won the 2015 leadership contest. | He resigned from Labour's front bench as soon as Mr Corbyn won the 2015 leadership contest. |
| In his resignation letter, he praised the efforts of the last Labour government and wished the current leader "every success" in his bid to become prime minister. | In his resignation letter, he praised the efforts of the last Labour government and wished the current leader "every success" in his bid to become prime minister. |
| "In our country and in my community, the Labour Party remains the greatest movement for social and economic progress we have ever seen or are ever likely to see," he wrote. | |
| In his new job Mr Reed, a longstanding advocate for renewing the UK's nuclear weapons system, will be head of development and community relations at Sellafield Ltd. |