Mike Amesbury MP charged with assault after 'man punched in street'

Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division Rosemary Ainslie said: "Following a review of the evidence provided by Cheshire Police, we have authorised a charge of common assault against Mike Amesbury MP, 55.

"The charge follows an alleged assault in Frodsham, Cheshire, on Saturday, October 26, 2024."

Ainslie added: "The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.

"It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."

A spokesman from Cheshire Police said: "Mike Amesbury MP, of Frodsham, Cheshire, has been summonsed to court to face the charge of section 39 assault. The 55-year-old is set to appear in magistrates’ court at a later date.

"The charge relates to reports of an assault on a 45-year-old man on Main Street, Frodsham, which was reported to police at 2.48am on Saturday October 26."

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In a statement, Amesbury said: "I have today been summonsed to court to face a charge of common assault following an incident in Frodsham last month, which was deeply regrettable.

"I am continuing to cooperate with police and given this is an ongoing case I cannot comment further."

Amesbury was first elected in 2017 to the then-seat of Weaver Vale, and served in a number of opposition front-bench roles between 2018 and 2024, including work & pensions and housing.

The MP was appointed to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, and the Modernisation Committee.

He was reelected in the General Election in the newly formed Runcorn and Helsby seat with a majority of 14,696, ahead of Reform UK in second and the Conservatives in third place.