Amesbury was suspended from the Labour Party after footage emerged which appeared to show him punching a man. He now sits in Parliament as an Independent. The 55-year-old has been

Mr Amesbury has been suspended from Labour since footage emerged in October ... Reform has called for a by-election to be held in Runcorn & Helsby. Party chairman Zia Yusuf said on Thursday: “Mike Amesbury has pleaded guilty to assault.

A jail term of more than a year would mean Amesbury automatically losing his seat. A Labour Party spokesman said: “It is right that Mike Amesbury has taken responsibility for his unacceptable actions. “He was rightly suspended by the Labour Party ...

Amesbury served in a number of frontbench positions between 2018 and 2023 under Sir Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn.

Suspended MP Mike Amesbury has been kicked out the Labour party after pleading guilty to assault by beating after punching a man in Cheshire in October last year

Mike Amesbury punched his victim to the floor in at attack in Frodsham in the early hours of October 26, the court heard.

A British lawmaker pleaded guilty on Thursday to common assault after he punched a passerby who he said had been threatening him while he was enjoying a night out.

A judge warned the MP for Runcorn and Helsby that he was considering a prison sentence among the range of options for the assault offence

FORMER Labour MP Mike Amesbury faces jail for punching a man to the floor in a row over a bridge closure. He told victim Paul Fellows he was “sincerely sorry” after pleading guilty to assaulting the 45-year-old today.

Mike Amesbury, 55, a member of Parliament who was suspended by the ruling center-left Labour Party after the Oct. 26 incident, pleaded guilty in Chester Magistrates’ Court to assaulting a 45-year-old man. Amesbury punched his constituent Paul Fellows in ...

He told Mr Amesbury: “I am leaving all options open at this stage.” A Labour Party spokesman said: “It is right that Mike Amesbury has taken responsibility for his unacceptable actions.

Mike Amesbury punched his victim to the floor in at attack in Frodsham - and the judge has warned a custodial sentence is on the table.