Jamie Reed
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Jamie Reed MP |
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Member of Parliament for Copeland |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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Preceded by | Jack Cunningham |
Majority | 3,833 (6.5%) |
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Born | Whitehaven, Cumbria, England |
4 August 1973
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Manchester Metropolitan University |
Religion | Methodist |
Jamieson Ronald Reed (born 4 August 1973) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Copeland in Cumbria since 2005, replacing Copeland's long-serving former MP Jack Cunningham (now Lord Cunningham of Felling).
Early life
Reed was born in Whitehaven. He attended Whitehaven School and Manchester Metropolitan University. Before election as an MP he worked as a Press Officer at Sellafield, a former nuclear power station and nuclear waste reprocessing installation, in his constituency, and had served on Copeland Borough Council.
Parliamentary career
In his maiden speech, Reed declared himself to be a Jedi in the debate over "Racial and Religious Hatred Bill" under consideration in Parliament. His comment was intended to be taken ironically and raise the issue of how the Bill would define what was and wasn't a religion.
Jamie Reed has also referred to himself as a "good Methodist" in parliamentary debate:[1]
As a good Methodist, I shall refuse the opportunity to bet. My hon. Friend mentioned the economic estimates done by a German economist on the amount of money spent on nuclear technology and nuclear research and development. Are we talking principally about the civil nuclear sector? Is the military nuclear sector also included? He also mentioned the IAEA. It does not exist to promote the nuclear industry; it exists to give it some kind of international regulatory framework.
He previously served on the frontbench as a Shadow Environment Minister, and as a Shadow Health Minister under Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham. He also helped out his party leader, Ed Miliband, who declared he felt "respect" on seeing a white van, following Emily Thornberry's "White Van Gate" tweet prior to the Rochester and Strood by-election, 2014 result,[2] stating during PMQs: "When I see a white van, I wonder whether it's my father or my brother who is driving".[3]
On 12 September 2015, one minute into Jeremy Corbyn's acceptance speech as leader of the Labour Party, he publicly resigned as shadow Health Minister giving as his reason Corbyn's opposition to nuclear energy.[4]
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External links
- Official website
- The Guardian - Jamie Reed: Electoral history and profile
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Copeland 2005–present |
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