In an interview with the BBC, Amesbury said he was going to step down from parliament “as quickly as possible”. “I'm going to step aside at the earliest opportunity,” he said, adding ...

Mike Amesbury has announced he will stand down as an MP after he was convicted of punching a man in the street. A by-election will now be triggered in his seat of Runcorn and Helsby, where ...

Labour MP Mike Amesbury has announced he will stand down as an MP "as soon as possible" and trigger the first by-election since Labour got into government last July. Amesbury pleaded guilty in ...

Mike Amesbury, the member of parliament for Runcorn and Helsby in northwest England, was suspended from Labour after CCTV footage showed him punching a man in October and repeatedly hitting him ...

Disgraced MP Mike Amesbury has said he will quit the Commons after punching a constituent. The former Labour MP was given a 10-week prison term, which was reduced to a suspended sentence after an ...

Amesbury spent three nights in HMP Altcourse, Merseyside, last month before successfully appealing his sentence. A judge suspended his sentence of 10 weeks' imprisonment for two years.

LONDON (Reuters) -A British lawmaker who was found guilty of punching one of his constituents has said he will stand down as a member of parliament, triggering the first by-election since Prime ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has said he will stand down from parliament after he was sentenced for ...

Disgraced MP Mike Amesbury has said he will quit the Commons after punching a constituent. The former Labour MP was given a 10-week prison term, which was reduced to a suspended sentence after an ...

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury said he will stand down from parliament after being convicted of assault for repeatedly punching a constituent. The MP, who has been sitting as an independent since he ...