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Copeland MP Jamie Reed resigns

Copeland's Labour MP Jamie Reed is resigning from Parliament to take up a position at the Sellafield nuclear site.

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Carlisle MP hopes for pro-nuclear replacement for Reed

The Conservative MP for Carlisle, John Stevenson, says he hopes that Jamie Reed's replacement will be somebody who is pro-nuclear.

Mr Stevenson said he was sorry to hear of Jamie's resignation after working together on many cross-party campaigns.

He said that it's important for the new Copeland MP to understand the importance of Sellafield and NuGen.

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