Reform UK renews call for by-election in Mike Amesbury's seat after MP expelled by Labour
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Reform UK has renewed its call for a by-election in Runcorn & Helsby after Mike Amesbury was expelled from the Labour Party.
Amesbury was ejected from Sir Keir Starmer's party after admitting to repeatedly punching a man in the street in court today.
Amesbury, 55, pleaded guilty to assault by beating at Chester Magistrates' Court after punching 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Frodsham, Cheshire after a bust-up over a bridge closure in the town.
A Labour Party spokesman had said: "It is right that Mike Amesbury has taken responsibility for his unacceptable actions.
'The great people of Runcorn deserve far better than this,' Zia Yusuf vowed
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"He was rightly suspended by the Labour Party following the announcement of the police investigation. We cannot comment further whilst legal proceedings are still ongoing."
GB News understands that Amesbury will not have the whip returned to him, and is no longer a Labour Party member.
And now, Reform's chairman Zia Yusuf has said: "Today, Mike Amesbury has pleaded guilty to assault. The great people of Runcorn deserve far better than this.
"We call on Mike Amesbury to do the honourable thing and resign immediately so a by-election can be held."
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"No matter what verbal exchanges happened before, it's never acceptable for anyone to resort to violence to solve a dispute, let alone a sitting Member of Parliament," a spokesman said.
"It's quite clear that the people of Runcorn & Helsby deserve far better than this.
Reform UK - whose candidate Jason Moorcroft came second in Amesbury's constituency - called for an urgent by-election after footage of the bust-up came to lightPA"Reform UK are today calling for Mike Amesbury to do the honourable thing and resign immediately so a by-election can be held."
Amesbury won Runcorn & Helsby by a wide margin, bringing in some 22,358 votes.
And while Reform's Jason Moorcroft came second with 7,662, consistently damning polling for Labour and Starmer in the more than six months since July 5 could prove momentous in any potential by-election.
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