MP Mike Amesbury sentenced to 10 weeks in prison for assault

<p>Amesbury, 55, admitted the charge after punching a man to the ground on a night out in Frodsham, Cheshire</p><p>Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, has been sentenced to 10 weeks in prison for punching a man to the ground.</p><p>Amesbury, who was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/27/labour-mp-mike-amesbury-filmed-punching-man-to-the-ground-in-cheshire">suspended by the Labour party</a> after an investigation, last month <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/16/suspended-labour-mp-mike-amesbury-pleads-guilty-to-assault">admitted a single charge of section 39 assault</a> in relation to the incident after a night out in his constituency.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/24/suspended-labour-mp-mike-amesbury-sentenced-assault">Continue reading...</a>