Keir Starmer Facing Difficult By-Election After Ex-Labour MP Jailed For Assault
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury appears at court
A former Labour MP has been jailed for assault - teeing up the prospect of a nightmare by-election for Keir Starmer.
Mike Amesbury repeatedly punched 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Frodsham, Cheshire, in October last year.
At Cheshire Magistrates Court on Monday, the Runcorn and Helsby MP was sentenced to 10 weeks in prison.
His conviction will trigger a recall petition of his constituents, which would lead to a by-election if 10% of eligible voters in the seat sign it.
Amesbury, who was expelled by Labour after the incident, was elected to represent the newly-created constituency last July with a majority of nearly 15,000 over © HuffPost
