Images of violence circulated on British social media this weekend. Labor MP Mike Amesbury, 55, elected for the region of Cheshire (northwest England), was filmed without his knowledge early this Saturday, October 26, in the town of Frodsham, while attacking a man before continuing to beat him. him to the ground. The video was made public by the Daily Mail tabloid.
Other images later spread on social media showed the elected official yelling at the same man.
Cheshire Police have launched an investigation. He confirms questioning a 55-year-old man in relation to this incident, following several reports that an attack was taking place in the city.
Asked during a press conference to present his Government’s first budget, which will be announced on Wednesday, Keir Starmer claimed to have “seen the video”. “It’s shocking,” he commented.
“We acted very quickly to suspend him as a member and as an MP,” Prime Minister Keir Stramer added, before referring journalists to the ongoing investigation.
The Labor Party announced on Sunday that it had suspended the membership of Mike Amesbury, pending the results of an investigation. In a statement, Mike Amesbury said he “felt threatened” while enjoying an evening with friends. “I will not be making any further public comments but will of course co-operate with any Cheshire Police investigation if requested,” he added.
In July last year, a 56-year-old man was found guilty in court of harassing the MP in his office in the town of Frodsham.
Source: BFM TV
