Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury Avoids Jail Sentence
Mike Amesbury was handed a 10-week jail sentence on Monday
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Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has avoided jail after winning an appeal against his 10-week jail sentence for punching a man in the street.
Following the appeal, his 10-week sentence will now be suspended for two years, meaning he will not be jailed unless he commits any more crimes within that period.
Amesbury, who has been the MP for Runcorn and Helsby since 2017, pleaded guilty last month after assaulting 45-year-old Paul Fellows in a Cheshire street.
He became an independent MP after losing the Labour whip as a result of the incident.
The court heard that the MP had consumed alcohol before attacking Fellows and was then heard warning him "won't threaten your MP again will you."
A by-election could take place in Amesbury's constituency following his sentence.
He won the seat with a 14,696 majority at the July general election. Nigel Farage's Reform UK came second.
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