A British lawmaker pleaded guilty on Thursday to common assault after he punched a passerby who he said had been threatening him while he was enjoying a night out.

Amesbury served in a number of frontbench positions between 2018 and 2023 under Sir Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn.

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in the street. The Runcorn and Helsby MP appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday accused of attacking 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Main Street in Frodsham, Cheshire, which was reported to officers at 2.48am on October 26 last year.

Mike Amesbury MP has pleaded guilty to common assault by beating. The Runcorn and Helsby MP was involved in an altercation with a 45-year-old man in Frodsham, Cheshire in the early hours of October 26, 2024.

Labour MP Mike Amesbury has resigned from the party after pleading guilty to assault following an incident in Cheshire last year.

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.

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