3 h. ago Shamed MP Mike Amesbury to quit Commons after being sentenced for punching man

The Runcorn and Helsby MP told the BBC he would ‘step aside at the earliest opportunity’.

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3 h. ago Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury to QUIT 'as soon as possible' after being jailed for sucker

The 55-year-old, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, told the BBC he would be resigning 'as soon as possible' once he had wound up his office.

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3 h. ago MP Mike Amesbury to stand down after being sentenced for punching man in the street

The former Labour MP was given a 10-week suspended sentence after he admitted assaulting Paul Fellows, 57, who he repeatedly punched in the head and knocked to the ground

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3 h. ago Labour MP Mike Amesbury to stand down over assault conviction

Resignation will trigger first by-election of Keir Starmer’s government

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4 h. ago Mike Amesbury to quit as MP as he breaks silence on punching man in 3am brawl

Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury said he regrets the attack 'every moment, every day' and said he would step down from Parliament at the 'earliest opportunity'

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7 d. ago Revealed: Romanian thugs launched terrifying street brawl as they punched, kicked and attacked police with pieces of wood 'because social workers tried to take two children from a home'

EXCLUSIVE: Violent clashes which saw police 'ambushed' and brutally attacked are believed to have erupted when social services 'tried to take two children from a home'. 

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8 d. ago ‘I could have been killed’: Man attacked by Mike Amesbury speaks out after MP walks free from prison

‘Everyone knows one punch can kill,’ Paul Fellows said as he urged Keir Starmer to change rules allowing MPs to continue to receive their pay after their conviction

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8 d. ago 'He could have killed me': Mike Amesbury victim speaks out over disbelief at Labour MP's suspended sentence

Mike Amesbury punched his constituent to the ground

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8 d. ago Dad punched by MP Mike Amesbury says 'he could've killed me and should be in prison'

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury was initially jailed for 10 weeks before he was given a suspended sentence on appeal after he punched a man several times, including to his head

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8 d. ago 'He could have killed me', says Mike Amesbury victim as he reveals disbelief at Labour MP's suspended sentence

Even when trying hard to be contrite, Mike Amesbury somehow cannot help appearing as if he is spoiling for a fight.

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1 week ago Who is Mike Amesbury? Former Labour politician's prison sentence suspended on appeal

The Runcorn and Helsby MP served in a number of frontbench positions between 2018 and 2023 under Sir Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn

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1 week ago Moment Mike Amesbury dodges questions over if he will quit as an MP as he walks free from jail after appeal

The 55-year-old was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday for battering Paul Fellows, 45, after a 2am argument by a taxi rank in Frodsham, Cheshire that was caught on camera.

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1 week ago MP Mike Amesbury breaks silence as he's pictured for first time following three nights in prison

He successfully appealed his sentence for common assault and walked free following a hearing at Chester Crown Court

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1 week ago MP Mike Amesbury refuses to answer questions as he walks free from court

The former Labour politician had a 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended on Thursday.

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1 week ago Shamed MP Mike Amesbury is released from the cells after appeal spared him prison for punching a constituent

The 55-year-old was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday for battering Paul Fellows, 45, after a 2am argument by a taxi rank in Frodsham, Cheshire that was caught on camera.

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1 week ago Mike Amesbury is now spared prison: MP to walk free from court after appealing 10

The 55-year-old was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday for battering Paul Fellows, 45, after a 2am argument by a taxi rank in Amesbury's home town of Frodsham, Cheshire.

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1 week ago Jailed MP Mike Amesbury wins appeal as court suspends prison sentence for assault

A senior judge concluded there was a 'realistic prospect of rehabilitation'

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1 week ago Mike Amesbury is now spared prison: MP walks free from court after appealing 10

MP Mike Amesbury has walked free from court today after his 10-week prison sentence for punching a constituent in the street was suspended for two years at his appeal hearing.

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1 week ago Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has prison sentence suspended

The 55-year-old was jailed for 10 weeks for assault after punching a man in the street.

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1 week ago Mike Amesbury: Former Labour MP jailed for punching man has sentence suspended for two years on appeal

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has had his 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended for two years following an appeal at Chester Crown Court.

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