By Ayo Kehinde
UK PM, Keir Starmer
A member of the British House of Commons, Mike Amesbury, has been suspended by the Labour Party for assaulting a man repeatedly on the street.
Amesbury, who has been a member of parliament (MP) since 2017 in Cheshire, northwest England, where the alleged incident took place, was caught by CCTV on Friday night, talking to a man before punching him in the face and then attempting to strike him again repeatedly on the ground.
Amesbury said he I felt “threatened on the street following an evening out with friends. I contacted Cheshire Police myself to report what happened during the incident.”
Confirming the incident in a statement, Cheshire police said, “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.”
Meanwhile, Labour said Amesbury is assisting police with their inquiries and that they have suspended the back bencher “pending an investigation.”
