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Starmer: MP Mike Amesbury altercation footage ‘shocking’

Video footage that appears to show MP Mike Amesbury punching a man to the ground is “shocking”, Sir Keir Starmer said as he defended Labour’s decision to suspend him. The Prime Minister said the party had “moved very swiftly” to respond after the ...

28 Oct 2024 at 19:00

Mike Amesbury among Labour’s top 50 largest majorities at 2024 election

Mike Amesbury won the seat of Runcorn & Helsby at the 2024 general election with a 14,696 majority – one of the top 50 largest parliamentary majorities achieved by Labour on polling day. He took the constituency with 53% of the vote, with Reform ...

16 Jan 2025 at 13:43

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault after late-night incident

Mike Amesbury has been charged with assault after a video emerged of him appearing to punch a man to the ground in the street. The Runcorn and Helsby MP, who was suspended from Labour after the footage circulated last month, will appear before ...

07 Nov 2024 at 16:42

Jailed MP Mike Amesbury back in court to appeal against sentence

Jailed MP Mike Amesbury will return to court 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, will attend an appeal hearing at Chester Crown Court ...

27 Feb 2025 at 06:43

Amesbury says he will quit as an MP today

Mike Amesbury has said that he will quit his role as the MP for Runcorn and Helsby today. Mr Amesbury told GB News that “as from today I will no longer be the Member of Parliament for Runcorn and Helsby after nearly eight years as being an ...

17 Mar 2025 at 14:10

Labour selects candidate for by-election to replace shamed Amesbury

Labour has selected a candidate to run in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election to replace Mike Amesbury, who said he would quit the Commons after punching a constituent. Cheshire West & Chester councillor Karen Shore will run as Labour’s ...

13 Mar 2025 at 21:04

Alcohol and feeling anxious were behind punch, ex-MP Mike Amesbury says

Alcohol and feeling anxious after a tough time with work were part of the reason why former Labour MP Mike Amesbury punched a constituent, he has said. The former Runcorn and Helsby MP told GMB he lashed out after drinking “probably ...

24 Mar 2025 at 09:42

Reform UK selects Runcorn candidate to challenge Labour at by-election

Reform UK has selected its candidate to challenge Labour in the first by-election of this Parliament, after former MP Mike Amesbury stood down following his assault conviction. Sarah Pochin, a former Conservative councillor and ...

24 Mar 2025 at 17:00

Cooper says jailed ex-Labour MP Amesbury should resign or face recall petition

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she wants to see jailed MP Mike Amesbury resign or face a recall petition. The disgraced MP has been jailed for 10 weeks for punching a man after a row in the street. The sentence leaves ...

25 Feb 2025 at 09:49

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has prison sentence suspended

Jailed MP Mike Amesbury has had his prison sentence suspended following a court appeal. The Runcorn and Helsby MP, who was given a 10-week prison sentence on Monday for punching a man in the street, appeared at Chester ...

27 Feb 2025 at 15:30

MP Mike Amesbury refuses to answer questions as he walks free from court

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury refused to answer questions about whether he would resign when he walked free from court after his prison sentence was suspended. The Runcorn and Helsby MP, who was given a 10-week ...

27 Feb 2025 at 16:01

Arrivals may need better English as part of migration crackdown, suggests No 10

The Government will crack down on record high levels of migration in a forthcoming document, No 10 has suggested, amid reports migrants will need a higher standard of English to work in the UK. The immigration ...

08 May 2025 at 13:53

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