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Reform UK on course to win Runcorn and Helsby by-election despite bitter civil war

Reform UK is on course to win the seat from Labour despite a ongoing row between Nigel Farage and suspended MP Rupert Lowe

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Labour selects candidate for by-election to replace shamed Amesbury

Cheshire West & Chester councillor Karen Shore will run as Labour’s candidate.

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

Labour selects candidate for by-election to replace disgraced Amesbury

Cheshire West & Chester councillor Karen Shore will run as Labour’s candidate.

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

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Shamed MP Mike Amesbury to quit Commons after being sentenced for punching man

The Runcorn and Helsby MP told the BBC he would ‘step aside at the earliest opportunity’.

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025

By-election test for Nigel Farage's Reform UK as 'punching' MP Mike Amesbury to stand down after conviction

In first interview since getting 10 week suspended prison sentence Amesbury tells BBC he ‘regrets’ attacking constituent ‘every moment, every day’

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025

Labour MP who punched constituent to 'step aside at the earliest opportunity'

FORMER Labour MP Mike Amesbury has told the BBC he will “step aside at the earliest opportunity”, after he was given a suspended 10-week prison…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 10, 2025

Mike Amesbury resigns as MP, triggering byelection

Member for Runcorn and Helsby quits two weeks after receiving a suspended sentence for punching a constituent

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

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Mike Amesbury quits as MP triggering crunch by-election for Keir Starmer

The move sets up a crunch by-election for Sir Keir Starmer, the first since he became prime minister

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

‘I could have been killed’: Man attacked by Mike Amesbury speaks out after MP walks free from prison

‘Everyone knows one punch can kill,’ Paul Fellows said as he urged Keir Starmer to change rules allowing MPs to continue to receive their pay after their conviction

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025

'He could have killed me': Mike Amesbury victim speaks out over disbelief at Labour MP's suspended sentence

Mike Amesbury punched his constituent to the ground

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2025

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

The former Labour politician had a 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

OPINION - Nigel Farage, Mike Amesbury and the domino effect: how Runcorn could change British politics

It was a by-election that caused a political earthquake. In 1981, Shirley Williams changed the temperature in Westminster when the new Social Democratic Party triumphed in the once true blue seat of Crosby. Months before, her fellow Gang of Four member Roy Jenkins had come tantalisingly close to winning a…

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

MP Mike Amesbury has prison sentence suspended after appeal

Ex-Labour MP was originally jailed for 10 weeks for assaulting a man in the street

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025

Mike Amesbury: Former Labour MP jailed for punching man has sentence suspended for two years on appeal

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has had his 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended for two years following an appeal at Chester Crown Court.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

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The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025

MP Mike Amesbury walks free after winning appeal against 10-week sentence for punching constituent

Disgraced politician has been called on to step down from the Runcorn and Helsby seat

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has prison sentence suspended

The 55-year-old was jailed for 10 weeks for assault after punching a man in the street.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 27, 2025

Labour MP jailed for punching man in face in court to appeal sentence

JAILED MP Mike Amesbury will return to court to appeal against his sentence ...

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

Jailed MP Mike Amesbury back in court to appeal against sentence

The 55-year-old Independent MP for Runcorn and Helsby was jailed for 10 weeks for assault.

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Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025

Jailed MP Mike Amesbury to return to court to appeal against sentence

The 55-year-old Independent MP for Runcorn and Helsby was jailed for 10 weeks for assault.

The Conversation · Feb 25, 2025

Labour’s Mike Amesbury has been jailed for punching a man – here’s why he’s still an MP

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for ten weeks after he pleaded guilty to punching a man in his constituency of Runcorn and Helsby. The incident happened in October of last year. Amesbury had the Labour whip withdrawn and has sat as an independent MP since.

The Fashion Central · Feb 25, 2025

Reform UK Poised for Sixth MP as Farage Eyes Shock Win in Labour Stronghold

In a dramatic political turn, Reform UK appears set to gain a sixth MP as an “inevitable” by-election in Runcorn & Helsby looms.

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Strip searches and just two visits per month: What jailed MP Mike Amesbury can expect in new Category B prison home

The home secretary has called for him to resign or face a recall petition amid outrage over receiving £91,000 MP’s salary in jail

The Fashion Central · Feb 25, 2025

Chaos in Cornwall as Reform UK Rally Erupts Amid Clashes with Masked Protesters

A politically charged atmosphere gripped Cornwall on Wednesday as Reform UK’s rally in the county was beset by masked protesters.

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025

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

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper criticised Mike Amesbury who was jailed for punching a man.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Starmer defends slashing aid budget to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - as it happened

Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces new defence budget by 2027

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