Opposition leader expected to turn fire on predecessors in speech in which she will try to break with the past
Mike Amesbury will not be readmitted to the parliamentary party following his guilty plea today. (See 10.48am.) A Labour spokesperson said:
It is right that Mike Amesbury has taken responsibility for his unacceptable actions. He was rightly suspended by the Labour party following the announcement of the police investigation. We cannot comment further whilst legal proceedings are still ongoing.
The Runcorn and Helsby MP appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday accused of attacking 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Main Street in Frodsham, Cheshire, which was reported to officers at 2.48am on October 26 last year.
Amesbury was suspended from the Labour Party after footage emerged which appeared to show him punching a man.
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