Reform UK MP was jailed for kicking girlfriend four times, court documents show

Reform MP James McMurdock kicked his erstwhile woman 4 times successful an onslaught successful 2006, tribunal documents person revealed - contempt him antecedently claiming to person 'pushed' her

A Reform UK MP was jailed for repeatedly kicking his erstwhile girlfriend, it has emerged.

James McMurdock had antecedently claimed helium was sent to a young offenders' instauration for "pushing" the unfortunate connected a drunken nighttime out. But tribunal documents obtained by The Times uncover the crushed fixed for his condemnation was “kicking to unfortunate connected astir 4 times”.

A sentencing study said the study “requires contiguous punishment”, portion a pre-sentence study suggested determination was a "lack of willingness to comply". The victim's mum claimed the onslaught "left marks connected her body" and said it took 2 information guards to propulsion Mr McMurdock disconnected her.

When his condemnation came to airy soon aft the general election Mr McMordock disputed the details and said immoderate mightiness spot it arsenic a "teenage indiscretion". The battle happened astatine the extremity of a nighttime retired successful 2006. Mr McMurdock was sentenced to 21 days aft admitting the attack.

He was elected to correspond South Basildon & East Thurrock aft getting 98 much votes than Tory Stephen Metcalfe. His condemnation came to airy erstwhile the victims' parent contacted the Daily Mail voicing her choler that helium had been allowed to stand.

In a connection astatine the clip helium said: “A generous idiosyncratic mightiness telephone it a teenage indiscretion, but I bash not expect everyone to beryllium truthful kind. Nearly 20 years ago, astatine 19 years of age, astatine the extremity of a nighttime retired together, we argued, and I pushed her. She fell implicit and she was hurt.”

He said helium was atrocious for what had happened, and added: “Despite being 38 present and having lived a full beingness again I inactive consciousness profoundly ashamed of that infinitesimal and apologetic. Despite america some being precise drunk, I handed myself into the constabulary instantly and admitted my fault.”

Labour MP Nadia Whittome wrote: "This antheral belongs obscurity adjacent law-making and power." The Mirror has contacted Mr McMurdock and Reform UK.

Nigel Farage's enactment said it was alert of the condemnation earlier helium stood. In July it said it “believes powerfully that radical tin alteration their lives”.

There are nary rules preventing MPs who person served clip successful situation from standing. There is besides nary ineligible request for them to uncover they person been jailed.