UK lawmaker Amesbury jailed for punching man in street

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2025-02-24

London (PA Media/dpa) - UK lawmaker Mike Amesbury was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday for punching a man after a row in the street. The 55-year-old, who has been sitting in parliament as an independent since he was suspended by the governing Labour party after his arrest in October last year, dropped his head as the sentence was passed at Chester Magistrates' Court. He was then taken to the cells by two dock officers. He pleaded guilty at a hearin......

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