Starmer faces first by-election test as MP convicted of assault to stand down
Mike Amesbury has said he will stand down as an MP at the “earliest [possible] opportunity” in a move that will trigger the first by-election of this parliament. The former Labour MP was last month given a 10-week prison sentence, suspended for two years, for punching a constituent in the street. Amesbury, who has been […]
By-election in Runcorn and Helsby would be major test for Labour — and for Nigel Farage
Mike Amesbury, the former Labour MP for Runcorn and Helsby, was sentenced yesterday to 10 weeks in jail after pleading guilty to assault last month. In addition to his 10-week jail sentence, Amesbury must pay £200 compensation to Paul Fellows, the constituent he is shown striking in the original video of the offence. Upon its […]
Mike Amesbury’s constituents deserve ‘new Labour MP’, says Cooper as by-election looms
The constituents of former Labour MP Mike Amesbury “deserve better representation”, the home secretary has said. Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, has been jailed for 10 weeks after punching a man in the street. He pleaded guilty to assault by beating of 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Main Street, Frodsham, Cheshire, in the early […]
