Labour Suspends MP After Video Appears To Show Him Punching A Man

Mike Amesbury, MP for Runcorn and Helsby

The Labour Party has suspended an MP after CCTV footage appeared to show him repeatedly punching someone in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Mike Amesbury, the Runcorn and Helsby MP, also had the whip withdrawn in the House of Commons on Sunday after the Daily Mail released official security footage of him knocking a man down and punching him while he was on the ground.

It comes after initial footage filmed by an onlooker – which went viral ...