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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. | 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 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 BNFL's Sellafield plant, where he used to be a press officer. | |
| Mr Reed said his departure was not prompted by differences with Mr Corbyn. | |
| He told The Guardian: "This decision has got absolutely nothing to do with Jeremy Corbyn. On a personal level I've got a very cordial relationship. | |
| "One of the reasons that I am moving on is because I think there's a better way of (serving the community) right now than to remain as a Member of Parliament." | |
| Mr Reed voted for renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system earlier this year, calling Mr Corbyn's opposition to nuclear weapons "juvenile" and "narcissistic". | |
| At the 2015 election Jamie Reed won with 16,750 votes, Conservative Stephen Haraldsen came second with 14,186 votes, with UKIP third on 6,148 and the Lib Dems' Danny Gallagher fourth with 1,368. The Greens' Allan Todd came fifth with 1,179 votes |