British Lawmaker Jailed for 10 Weeks for Punching Constituent in Unprovoked Assault

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British lawmaker Amesbury jailed for 10 weeks for punching passerby

UK Labour lawmaker suspended after apparently punching passerby on night out. Mike Amesbury was suspended from Labour after CCTV footage showed him throwing a punch at a man. Amesbury then knocked the man to the floor punching him at least five times when he was on the ground. He then told his victim: "You won't threaten your MP again, will you?"

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Deccan Herald

What happens now as Runcorn MP Mike Amesbury jailed

Amesbury was jailed for ten weeks for punching a man in the face. He was suspended from the Labour Party for the rest of the year. He had been accused of assaulting a man on a night out with friends. He has now been banned from the party for life.

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Liverpool Echo

Labour MP jailed for punching man in street

Amesbury, MP for Runcorn and Helsby, pleaded guilty to assaulting 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Main Street in Frodsham, Cheshire. Judge Ikram Ikram said Mr Fellows had shown no aggression and did not retaliate to the attack.

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