Mike Amesbury to stand down

Mike Amesbury to stand down as MP over assault conviction
Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has said he will stand down from parliament after being given a prison sentence for repeatedly punching a constituent. The Runcorn and Helsby MP has told the BBC he will begin the "statutory process" of winding up his office before resigning as an MP "as soon as possible".
Sir Keir Starmer faces first by-election test as disgraced MP Mike Amesbury quits after assault conviction
SIR Keir Starmer faces his first by-election test after disgraced MP Mike Amesbury announced he would quit Parliament following his conviction for assault. The ex-Labour politician was sentenced
Convicted MP Mike Amesbury to resign after punching constituent
Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has announced he’ll resign from parliament, triggering a by-election, after being convicted for punching a constituent. The 55-year-old hasn’t spoken publicly since he sentenced to 10 weeks in prison – later suspended for two years on appeal – for assault by beating.
Convicted MP Mike Amesbury says he'll resign
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By-election nightmare for Keir Starmer as sucker punch ex-Labour MP Mike Amesbury quits
The Runcorn and Helsby MP said he will begin the "statutory process" of winding up his office before resigning as an MP "as soon as possible".
Disgraced assault MP Mike Amesbury to resign as an MP
Disgraced Member of Parliament Mike Amesbury has said he will resign from Parliament after he was handed a suspended prison sentence for attacking a constituent.
UK Lawmaker Amesbury to Stand Down, Triggering By-Election
British lawmaker Mike Amesbury, who was suspended from the governing Labour Party for punching a man, is standing down from as a member of parliament, he told the BBC, triggering a by-election for his seat in northern England.
Mike Amesbury quits as MP triggering crunch by-election for Keir Starmer
Mike Amesbury is quitting as an MP in a move which will see Sir Keir Starmer face off with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in his first by-election as prime minister. The suspended Labour MP was last month given a 10-week suspended prison sentence for drunkenly punching a constituent in the street.
Mike Amesbury to RESIGN as MP after assault conviction with first by-election under Starmer triggered
Disgraced ex-Labour MP Mike Amesbury is standing down from Parliament after his conviction for punching a constituent. The Runcorn & Helsby MP told the BBC on Monday that he will begin the "statutory process" of winding up his office - before resigning as "as soon as possible" - and triggering the first by-election of Sir Keir Starmer's stint in
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Mike Amesbury: 'He did some good but he must go'
Chris Howard, owner of the Curiosity Bookshop in Runcorn Old Town, also described Amesbury as having "done a lot of good".