Mike Amesbury has Labour whip suspended after MP caught sucker-punching & beating up constituent in shocking video

MP Mike Amesbury has had the Labour whip suspended aft a video appeared to amusement him sucker punching a constituent successful the street.

Shocking CCTV footage showed the 55-year-old person continuing to effort to deed the antheral up to six times portion helium lays connected the ground.

Yesterday, Mr Amesbury claimed helium "felt threatened" earlier the onslaught astatine 2.15am connected Saturday successful his constituency of Runcorn and Helsby, Cheshire.

Now, it has been confirmed helium has been suspended arsenic a subordinate of the Labour Party.

The determination has the automatic effect of suspending the Labour whip successful the House of Commons.

Confirming his suspension, A Labour Spokesperson said: “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.”

Mobile telephone video showed him shouting "you'll ne'er endanger maine again" arsenic the antheral laic connected the crushed adjacent to a taxi rank.

Earlier today, caller footage obtained by the MailOnline, showed the MP seemingly throwing the archetypal punch during the incidental successful Frodsham.

He appears successful animated manner earlier letting escaped the near hook to the man's head.

The CCTV video besides shows the MP - a erstwhile subordinate of Sir Keir Starmer's Shadow Cabinet - being held backmost by bystanders.

The archetypal clip emerged the time aft Mr Amesbury had posted connected X astir a gathering with Cheshire's constabulary and transgression commissioner and Frodsham councillors, successful narration to policing and assemblage safety.

In the archetypal footage, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby says: “You won’t ever endanger maine again volition you?

“You won’t ever endanger maine again.”

When idiosyncratic successful the inheritance points retired Mr Amesbury is the section MP, helium says: “Yes I am. You won’t endanger the MP ever again, volition you?”