Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said Runcorn needs a new Labour MP after Mike Amesbury was jailed for beating up a constituent - and will keep his £91,000 MPs salary in prison.

Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for ten weeks after pleading guilty to punching a man in the street. Amesbury, 55, last month pleaded guilty to a single charge of common assault in relation to an altercation with a man following a night out in Frodsham, Cheshire in the early hours of October 26, 2024.

MP Mike Amesbury has been urged to quit as it emerged he will still get paid while serving time in prison for repeatedly punching a man in his Cheshire constituency. The Runcorn and Helsby MP, who has been suspended from the Labour Party,

Mike Amesbury's jailing has sparked "enormous pressure" for a by-election in his Runcorn and Helsby constituency, said Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig, with Labour hoping to see off a threat from Reform UK.

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for ten weeks after he pleaded guilty to punching a man in his constituency of Runcorn and Helsby. The incident happened in October of last year. Amesbury had the Labour whip withdrawn and has sat as an independent MP since.

Before we wrap up our coverage of Runcorn & Helsby MP Mike Amesbury's sentencing, here is a quick recap: The 55-year-old has been jailed for 10 weeks for punching a constituent in