BREAKING Labour MP Mike Amesbury suspended after CCTV of 3am clash emerges

Cheshire Police are investigating aft Labour MP Mike Amesbury was progressive successful an incidental soon earlier 3am connected Saturday successful Frodsham

Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been suspended pursuing a 3am clash successful the street.

The 55-year-old was seen successful a video appearing to onslaught a antheral successful the altercation connected Saturday. Cheshire Police are looking into the incident.

After caller footage emerged, a Labour spokesperson told The Mirror: “Mike Amesbury MP has been assisting Cheshire Police with their inquiries pursuing an incidental connected Friday night. As these inquiries are present ongoing, the Labour Party has administratively suspended Mr Amesbury’s rank of the Labour Party pending an investigation.”

It archetypal came to airy erstwhile mobile telephone footage appeared to amusement erstwhile shadiness curate Mr Amesbury lasting implicit a antheral who had been laid retired connected the pavement. The MP appeared to beryllium telling him: "You won’t ever endanger maine again."

New CCTV recordings look to amusement the backbencher throwing a punch astatine the antheral - though it's not wide what sparked the incident. The pair's speech successful the lead-up to the punch cannot beryllium made retired successful the footage.

It goes connected to amusement the antheral being deed six times. Earlier Labour's Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was a "matter for police" erstwhile asked if helium would beryllium suspended.

She said: "Mike Amesbury, who's the MP successful question, has gone guardant to the police. He is co-operating with immoderate probe they would privation to instrumentality forward. It is simply a substance for the constabulary and we privation to let them to bash that work."

And she added: "I deliberation that's the close approach. And of course, the constabulary should present enactment successful immoderate mode they spot fit."

Labour sources said this morning, earlier the footage emerged, that the whip has not been withdrawn. Cheshire Police confirmed officers were called to reports of an onslaught successful Frodsham astatine 2.48am and "inquiries are ongoing".

On Saturday, Mr Amesbury said successful a societal media post: "Last night, I was progressive successful an incidental that took spot aft I felt threatened connected the thoroughfare pursuing an evening retired with friends.

"This morning, I contacted Cheshire Police myself to study what happened during the incident.

"I volition not beryllium making further nationalist remark but will, of course, co-operate with immoderate inquiries if required by Cheshire Police.

"I stay afloat committed to moving hard for the radical of Runcorn and Helsby, and americium determined to stay an unfastened and accessible MP for our community."