The 55-year-old Independent MP for Runcorn and Helsby was jailed for 10 weeks for assault. Events
The home secretary has called for him to resign or face a recall petition amid outrage over receiving £91,000 MP’s salary in jail Events
His prison sentence leaves him liable to the recall process, which would trigger a by-election if 10 per cent of registered voters in his seat sign a petition calling for it Events
After the 55-year-old was jailed for assaulting a constituent, Barney Davis asked Frodsham locals how they felt now their MP was behind bars Events
He pleaded guilty to the assault last month Events
Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks following a shameful incident outside a Frodsham taxi rank Politics
Runcorn MP arrived in court without a bag of belongings with him, unlike many defendants Events
His conviction is likely to pave the way for a by-election in a new blow for Sir Keir Starmer Events
The Runcorn and Helsby MP pleaded guilty in January to assaulting Paul Fellows in Main Street in Frodsham, Cheshire, in the early hours of October 26. Events
