A new video has emerged showing Labour MP Mike Amesbury involved in a late-night brawl with a constituent. Amesbury claims he felt 'threatened' before the incident, which occurred around 2.15 am on Saturday in his Cheshire constituency.
A Labour MP who has been suspended from the party after he punched a member of the public has in the past demanded tougher sentences for violent crime.
Despite his own allegedly violent behaviour, Mr Amesbury has been one of the most stringent critics in parliament of violence and called for harsh prison sentences for those who commit violence. As recently as this Summer, Mr Amesbury posted on X, formerly Twitter that 'thugs and criminals' should expect a decade in prison during the Southport riots.
Mr Amesbury has been the Member of Parliament for Runcorn and Helsby since 2017 but now following his suspension from the party calls are growing for the MP to resign from his seat. Former Tory MP Dehenna Davison shared a statement on X about the dangers of a single punch where she spoke about how her own father died when he was punched.
Former Tory MP Dehenna Davison shared a statement on X about the dangers of a single punch where she spoke about how her own father died when he was punched Another video from the incident, filmed on a member of the public's mobile phone, shows Mr Amesbury repeatedly hitting the man while another person appears to be attempting to push the MP away from the man
Then CCTV footage obtained by the Mail Showed Mr Amesbury punching a man and then continuing to hit the person six times while he lay on the ground. The recording begins by showing the MP for Runcorn and Helsby exchanging words with a man in the town's well-lit Main Street. Amesbury became MP for Weaver Vale in 2017 before the constituency was renamed as Runcorn and Helsby, and was in the Shadow Cabinet until 2022
Within a couple of seconds, the video shows Amesbury approach the man who was sitting on the ground. He then appears to take up to another five swings at him while a man rushes forward to try and calm the situation. But the Prime Minister has denied he misled voters when he pledged during the General Election campaign not to hit 'working people' with tax increases. He suggested last week that landlords and Britons with shares and savings do not qualify as 'working people'.
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