3 h. ago Video: Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury punches man in street and tells him: ‘You won’t threaten an MP again’

This is the moment Labour MP Mike Amesbury punches a man in the street, before telling him: “You won’t threaten an MP again”.

Economics

3 h. ago ‘Application refused’: Judge bluntly denies jailed MP Mike Amesbury’s request for bail to appeal sentence

Runcorn MP arrived in court without a bag of belongings with him, unlike many defendants

Events

4 h. ago Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury jailed for punching man during drunken street row

His conviction is likely to pave the way for a by-election in a new blow for Sir Keir Starmer

Events

4 h. ago Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury jailed for punching man in street

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

4 h. ago Video: Labour MP Mike Amesbury punches man in street and tells him: ‘You won’t threaten an MP again’

This is the moment Labour MP Mike Amesbury punches a man in the street, before telling him: “You won’t threaten an MP again”.

Events

4 h. ago Who is Mike Amesbury, the Runcorn MP who has been sentenced to 10 weeks in prison?

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

Events

14 h. ago Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury to be sentenced for punching man in street

The politician admitted assaulting a man in Frodsham, Cheshire, at a hearing last month.

Politics

3 d. ago Watchdog launches probe into Labour MP Andrew Gwynne suspended over vile WhatsApp group

Keir Starmer sacked the Health Minister Andrew Gwynne earlier this month after he allegedly joked he hoped an elderly woman would die after she asked about her bins

Politics

3 d. ago Monmouthshire councillor charged with harassment of teenage girl

Kyle Eldridge was suspended from Abergavenny Town Council's Labour group last year when the council became aware of the allegations but he remains a councillor for the Park ward in the town

Events

3 d. ago Minister sacked over WhatsApp messages investigated by MPs’ watchdog

Andrew Gwynne was suspended from the Labour Party after the emergence of ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ messages in a WhatsApp group

Politics

3 d. ago Andrew Gwynne under investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Mr Gwynne was sacked as a minister and suspended from the Labour Party earlier this month

Events

5 d. ago Grandmother says suspended Labour MP called her 'hag' in vile WhatsApp group

Grandmother Elaine Cole said the suspended Labour MP and former government minister Andrew Gwynne described her as a 'hag' in the controversial WhatsApp group 'Trigger Me Timbers'

Politics

6 d. ago Rhondda Cynon Taf Mayor resigns for 'personal reasons' and is suspended from Labour group

He has also quit bodies he was part of as a local authority representative. Councillor Sheryl Evans will replace Councillor Dan Owen-Jones as mayor for the rest of 2024/2025

Politics