Mike Amesbury MP pleads guilty to assault
Suspended MP Mike Amesbury has been kicked out the Labour party after pleading guilty to assault by beating after punching a man in Cheshire in October last year
Mike Amesbury punched his victim to the floor in at attack in Frodsham in the early hours of October 26, the court heard.
LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker pleaded guilty Thursday to beating a man in a street during an incident captured on video. Mike Amesbury, 55, a member of Parliament who was suspended by the ruling center-left Labour Party after the Oct. 26 incident, pleaded guilty in Chester Magistrates’ Court to assaulting a 45-year-old man.
A judge warned the MP for Runcorn and Helsby that he was considering a prison sentence among the range of options for the assault offence
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury told a man “you won’t threaten your MP again” after punching him in the head with enough force to knock him to the ground, a court heard.
FORMER Labour MP Mike Amesbury faces jail for punching a man to the floor in a row over a bridge closure. He told victim Paul Fellows he was “sincerely sorry” after pleading guilty to assaulting the 45-year-old today.
MP Mike Amesbury has been expelled from the Labour Party after pleading guilty to assault by beating after punching a man in Cheshire.
MP Mike Amesbury has admitted assault by beating after a video emerged showing him punching a man to the ground in his Cheshire constituency. Amesbury, who represents Runcorn and Helsby, pleaded guilty to assaulting the 45-year-old at Chester Magistrates' Court.