- Jamie Reed
Infobox MP
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name = Jamie Reed
honorific-suffix =MP
small| constituency_MP = Copeland
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majority = 6,320 (18.7%)
predecessor =Jack Cunningham
successor =Incumbent
term_start =5 May 2005
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1973|08|4|df=yes
birth_place =Whitehaven ,Cumbria ,England
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nationality = British
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party = Labour
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residence = Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
alma_mater =Manchester Metropolitan University
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footnotes =Jamieson Ronald Reed (born
March 14 ,1973 ) is the LabourMember of Parliament for the UK constituency of Copeland, elected in the 2005 general election. He replaced Copeland's long-serving former MPJack Cunningham .Early life
Mr Reed has spent a long time in the Copeland area, which includes the town of his birth, Whitehaven. He went to [http://www.whitehaven.cumbria.sch.uk Whitehaven School] and
Manchester Metropolitan University . Before election as an MP he worked as a Press Officer atSellafield , a former nuclear power station and nuclear waste reprocessing installation, in his constituency, and had served on CopelandBorough Council .Parliamentary career
In his
maiden speech , he declared himself to be a Jedi in the debate over "Racial and Religious Hatred Bill" under consideration in Parliament. Debate has occurred as to whether the comment was a subtle commentary on the debate, wondering whether one who declared his religion as 'Jedi' would receive protection for 'Anti-Jedi' remarks, or simply a joking reference to the film he'd seen shortly before making the speech.External links
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-8696,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Jamie Reed MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/jamie_reed/copeland TheyWorkForYou.com - Jamie Reed MP]
* [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm050621/debtext/50621-23.htm#50621-23_spnew3 Text of maiden speech]
* [http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=258643 UK News and Star article about "Jedi" speech]
* [http://www.whitehaven.org.uk/jamie.html Biography]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/158.stm BBC Politics page]
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