The video showed the MP for Runcorn and Helsby punching a man, who fell to the floor. Mr Amesbury then hit him repeatedly before members of the public intervened.

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Sarah Pochin, a former Conservative councillor and mayor for Cheshire East, will be the party’s candidate for the upcoming by-election.

DISGRACED Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been freed from jail after winning an appeal against his sentence for punching a constituent.

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.

A Labour Party spokesperson said: “The Labour Party took swift action following Mike Amesbury’s completely unacceptable actions and he is no longer a Labour MP or a member of the Labour Party.

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks for punching a man following a row in the street, and taunting “you won’t threaten your MP again will you?”.

DISGRACED MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed after he punched a constituent five times in a late-night brawl. The Runcorn and Helsby MP lashed out at Paul Fellows then told him: “You won’… ...

The jailing of Mike Amesbury, a former member of the Labour party, opens up the possibility of a by-election in the constituency of Runcorn and Helsby.

Mike Amesbury, who represents Runcorn and Helsby, has been sitting as an independent since he was suspended from the Labour Party following his arrest in October 2024.