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".

In first interview since getting 10 week suspended prison sentence Amesbury tells BBC he ‘regrets’ attacking constituent ‘every moment, every day’

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury said he will stand down from parliament after being convicted of assault for repeatedly punching a constituent.

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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.

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.

Labour MP Melanie Onn has backed Mike Amesbury's decision to quit as an MP, describing it as "the right decision".Speaking on GB News, Onn expressed sympathy for her colleague but supported his departure.

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.