Mike Amesbury is due to be sentenced at Chester Magistrates’ Court for assault by beating. He pleaded guilty to the attack 45-year-old Paul Fellows last month. In October last year a video emerged showing him punching a man to the ground in his Cheshire constituency. He was suspended from the Labour Party shortly afterwards.

Jailed MP Mike Amesbury is to return to court later this week to appeal against his sentence. The Runcorn and Helsby MP, who was given a 10-week prison sentence on Monday for punching a man in the street,

A British lawmaker was sentenced to 10 weeks in prison on Monday for punching one of his constituents after a night out, raising the prospect he could be ousted from parliament and trigger an electoral test for the governing Labour Party.

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for ten weeks after he pleaded guilty to punching a man in his constituency of Runcorn and Helsby. The incident happened in October of last year. Amesbury had the Labour whip withdrawn and has sat as an independent MP since.

MP Mike Amesbury has been urged to quit as it emerged he will still get paid while serving time in prison for repeatedly punching a man in his Cheshire constituency.

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Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks after he admitted punching a man to the ground in his Cheshire constituency. Amesbury, 55, who represents Runcorn and Helsby as an independent MP, pleaded guilty to assaulting 45-year-old Paul Fellows after video footage emerged showing the confrontation.

Disgraced MP Mike Amesbury is facing calls to quit the Commons after being jailed for 10 weeks for punching a man after a row in the street. The former Labour MP, who has been sitting as an Independent since he was suspended by the party after his arrest in October last year,