Corbyn critic quits as Labour MP, triggering tight byelection race

Jamie Reed resigns to take job in nuclear industry, saying he will be able to achieve more for his community in CumbriaOne of Jeremy Corbyn’s most persistent critics is to quit as a Labour MP and take a job in the nuclear industry, triggering a three-way fight for his marginal northern seat with the Conservatives and Ukip.
Jamie Reed, the MP for Copeland in west Cumbria since 2005, told the Guardian he was resigning because he believed he could achieve more for his community in his new job