Lawmaker Punches Man To The Ground For Querying Bridge Closure

A man who asked his lawmaker questions about the temporary closure of a bridge in their neigbourhood has got what he never bargained for: heavy punches that saw him reeling to the ground.

The attack which was captured by CCTV camera has led to the lawmaker being suspended.

42 year old Paul Fellows, was attacked by MP Mike Amesbury, 55, while he was waiting for a taxi in Frodsham, Cheshire, at 2.15am on Saturday.

CCTV exclusively obtained by the Mail showed the MP for Runcorn & Helsby on Merseyside sending the father-of-two tumbling to the floor with one punch before delivering five further blows while he was on the ground in a seemingly unprovoked attack.

The report said discussion between the two bordered on ‘winter fuel allowance and had also dwelt on plans to close Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge for 33 days between January and March to carry out engineering works.

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Mr Amesbury, who has had the whip suspended by Sir Keir Starmer’s party, had previously labelled the closure of Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge as ‘unacceptable’.

Hours before the brawl, MP Mike Amesbury had attended a meeting with the local police commissioner and also claimed he was threatened.

The witness told The Times that the conversation, which also included discussions about the winter fuel allowance, grew heated on both sides, but claimed there had been no physical provocation up to that time.

A woman whose sister was waiting for a taxi at the same time, claimed Mr Amesbury was “just drunk and beat someone up”, a report has also indicated.

She told The Times: “He is trying to get out of it now. He was trying to beat him to a pulp. My sister tried to intervene and pull him off. You have seen the video of how drunk he was. She was waiting for a taxi and so was the man”.

Though not authoritatively confirmed, it is believed that the lawmaker was drinking at local pubs before the attack.

Hours before the brawl, he had attended a meeting with the local police commissioner in which he said he was ‘listening to residents’ concerns and ideas for policing and community safety.’

A report in the Mail Last night, on top of the suspension by his party after he was ‘voluntarily interviewed under caution by police’, there were calls for Amesbury to step down or be barred from parliament.

Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick also reacted to the action of the lawmaker.

He told the Mail: ‘Labour said they’d smash the gangs – instead it looks like they’re smashing their constituents instead.

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‘There is no way you can remain an MP if you’re beating up constituents after a night out.’

Suspending the Labour whip in the Commons, a party spokesman said: ‘Mike Amesbury MP has been assisting Cheshire Police with their inquiries following an incident on Friday night.

‘As these inquiries are now ongoing, the Labour Party has administratively suspended Mr Amesbury’s membership of the Labour Party pending an investigation”, the medium added.