Jamie Reed

Jamie Reed: Biography in Details

Who is Jamie Reed?

Jamie Reed is a British former Labour politician. He has served as Member of Parliament for Copeland from 2005 until his resignation in 2017.

He is not associated with a political team Labour Party.

Jamie Reed: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Jamie Reed was born on 4 August 1973 in Whitehaven, England, UK. As of 2024, he is 51 years old. His nationality is British and his ethnicity is English.

Her birth name is Jamieson Ronald Reed famously. There is no information about her parents and siblings.

Jamie Reed attended Whitehaven School and Manchester Metropolitan University. Before his election to Parliament, he worked as a Press Officer at Sellafield and had served on Copeland Borough Council.

Jamie Reed: Professional Life and Career

Jamie Reed Parliamentary Career, In his maiden speech Reed declared himself to be a Jedi in the debate over the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill under consideration in Parliament. His comment was intended to be taken ironically to raise the issue of how the Bill would define what was and was not a religion.

Reed 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.

Jamie Reed also spoke out to assist his party leader Ed Miliband, who declared he felt “respect” on seeing a white van, following Emily Thornberry’s “White Van Gate” tweet during the 2014 Rochester and Strood by-election campaign, starting during PMQs: “When I see a white van, I wonder whether it’s my father or my brother who is driving”.

In September 2015, one minute into Jeremy Corbyn’s acceptance speech as leader of the Labor Party, he publicly resigned as shadow health minister giving as his reason Corbyn’s opposition to nuclear energy.

During a House of Commons debate on the renewal of Britain’s nuclear deterrent, which Corbyn personally opposes, he described the Labor leader as “reckless, juvenile and narcissistic”.

Reed announced on 21 December 2016 that he would be resigning his seat at the end of January 2017 in order to take up a new role as Head of Development and Community Relations for Sellafield Ltd, triggering a by-election, which was won by Conservative MP Trudy Harrison.

Jamie Reed formally resigned by taking the post of Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 23 January 2017.

Jamie Reed: Salary and Net Worth 

There is no information about his salary and net worth too. He has not shared details about his earnings.

Jamie Reed: Rumors and Controversy

Rumors were that Jamie was accused of being unfaithful towards his ex-partner Amber Turner.

How tall is Jamie Reed?

There are no exact body measurements of Jamie Reed’s. His height is 6 feet and he weighs 86 kg. His hair color is brown and his eye color is blue.

Social Media

Jamie Reed has over 22.6k followers on Twitter. Besides these, he is currently inactive on Facebook and Instagram.

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