CCTV appears to show Labour MP punching man to ground

CCTV footage has emerged appearing to amusement Labour MP Mike Amesbury punching a antheral to the ground.

In footage obtained by the Daily Mail, the Runcorn and Helsby MP is seemingly seen continuing to deed the antheral arsenic helium lies successful the street.

It comes aft a antithetic video, posted connected X, purported to amusement Amesbury shouting and swearing astatine the antheral lying successful the thoroughfare successful Frodsham, Cheshire.

In that clip, Amesbury tin beryllium heard shouting: "You won't endanger the MP ever again, volition you?"

Both Amesbury and the Labour Party person been contacted for their response.

It is not wide what happened successful the build-up to the moments caught connected film.

In a connection issued earlier the Daily Mail footage emerged, Cheshire Police said: “At 02:48 BST connected Saturday 26 October constabulary were called to reports of an battle successful Frodsham.

“A caller reported helium had been assaulted by a antheral successful Main Street. Enquiries are ongoing.”

Posting connected his ain Facebook leafage connected Saturday, the 55-year-old backbencher said: "Last nighttime I was progressive successful an incidental that took spot aft I felt threatened pursuing an evening retired with friends.

"This greeting I contacted Cheshire Police myself to study what happened.

"I volition not beryllium making immoderate further nationalist remark but volition of people cooperate with immoderate inquiries if required by Cheshire Police."

Amesbury has been a Labour MP successful Cheshire since 2017 and served arsenic a shadiness curate betwixt 2018 and 2024.

In the July wide predetermination helium won his constituency with a bulk of 14,696.