Keir Starmer Facing Difficult By-Election After Ex-Labour MP Jailed For Assault

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been sentenced to 10 weeks in prison for assaulting Paul Fellows in Frodsham, Cheshire, triggering a recall petition for his constituents and a potential by-election. Amesbury, who was expelled by Labour, punched Fellows multiple times while he was on the ground, leading to his guilty plea last month. Despite his lawyer’s praise for his character, the deputy chief magistrate highlighted the severity of Amesbury’s actions in the assault case.

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