Mike Amesbury has been suspended by the Labour Get together after CCTV footage confirmed him punching a person on the street.
A Labour Get together spokesperson mentioned: “Mike Amesbury MP has been aiding Cheshire Police with their inquiries following an incident on Friday evening.
“As these inquiries are now ongoing, the Labour Party has administratively suspended Mr Amesbury’s membership of the Labour Party pending an investigation.”
A brand new video, obtained by MailOnline on Sunday afternoon, confirmed the MP for Runcorn and Helsby punching a person, who fell to the ground, earlier than then hitting him repeatedly.
Three members of the general public might then be seen strolling over in the direction of the 2 males and intervening.
Picture:
Mr Amesbury was filmed throwing a punch at a person on the bottom
A spokesperson for Cheshire Police mentioned: “A 55-year-old man has been voluntarily interviewed under caution by police in relation to this incident. He has since been released pending further enquiries.”
“Mike Amesbury has questions to answer about his actions and it is right they are thoroughly investigated,” a Tory social gathering spokesperson mentioned.
Picture:
The Labour MP mentioned he felt threatened in the course of the confrontation in Frodsham
It got here after earlier footage, which circulated on social media on Saturday, confirmed Mr Amesbury shouting at a person, who was mendacity on the ground, saying, “you won’t ever threaten me again”.
Mr Amesbury pointed on the man and added: “Yes I am [the MP], yes I am, and you won’t threaten the MP ever again, will you?”
In an announcement on Saturday, the MP mentioned he felt “threatened on the street following an evening out with friends” – and added he “contacted Cheshire Police myself to report what happened during this incident”.
Picture:
Mike Amesbury grew to become an MP in 2017. Pic: PA
“I will not be making further public comment but will, of course, cooperate with any inquiries if required by Cheshire Police,” he added.
The drive earlier mentioned officers had been referred to as at 2.48am on Saturday to reviews of an assault in Major Avenue, Frodsham.
“He’s been suspended by the Labour Party, that also means he’s not a Labour MP at the moment while the police investigation takes place,” Mr McFadden mentioned.
“I’ve seen the video, there is a police investigation, I think it’s important that that runs its course.”
Earlier than the video got here to mild, the Labour Get together had mentioned it was conscious of the incident and that Mr Amesbury, who has been an MP since 2017, will “cooperate with any inquiries” the police have.
Requested whether or not Labour was investigating, Training Secretary Bridget Phillipson advised Sky’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips programme: “Mike Amesbury… has gone forward to the police.
“He’s co-operating with any investigation they might need to take ahead,” she continued. “It’s a matter for the police and we need to permit them to try this work.”
In July final yr, a 56-year-old man was convicted of stalking Mr Amesbury at his constituency workplace in Frodsham, the place prosecutors mentioned he was seen staring by way of the glass and requested guards about their degree of safety.
