Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in the street. The Runcorn and Helsby MP appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday accused of attacking 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Main Street in Frodsham,

Mike Amesbury won the seat of Runcorn & Helsby at the 2024 general election with a 14,696 majority – one of the top 50 largest parliamentary majorities achieved by Labour on polling day. He took the constituency with 53% of the vote,

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 - and the judge has warned a custodial sentence is on the table.

A jail term of more than a year would mean Amesbury automatically losing his seat. Following today's guilty plea, a Labour Party spokesman said: 'It is right that Mike Amesbury has taken ...

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

LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker pleaded guilty Thursday to beating a man in a street during an incident captured on video. 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.

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