A Former Tory MP whose father was killed by a single punch has spoken of her shock at video footage which appears to show a Labour MP floor a member of the public.
Cheshire Police is investigating after two videos surfaced of Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, in an altercation with a man.
In mobile phone footage posted on X yesterday, he was seen leaning over a man on the ground shouting: “You won’t threaten me again, will you?”
The incident happened at about 2.15am at a taxi rank in Frodsham. Onlookers were aware he was the local MP.
Today, the Daily Mail released CCTV footage from a different angle in which the MP appears to punch the man to the ground, before going over and trying to hit him more times, before bystanders intervene.
Mr Amesbury has released a statement saying he was under threat and acted in self defence, while the Labour Party said he was cooperating with police, who confirmed they were investigating an alleged assault.
Dehenna Davison was the former Tory MP for Bishop Aukland until May this year.
She is also a “one punch assault campaigner” after her father Dominic was killed instantly by such an attack 16 years ago, aged 35, when she was a teenager.
His attacker, who had a violent past, was acquitted of manslaughter in connection with the death.
On X she today posted that she had seen the “horrendous” footage of Mr Amesbury and that was police were investigating the full facts would emerge.
She added: “I have spent years working with One Punch to raise awareness of the dangers a single punch can cause.
“A split-second decision can end and ruin lives.
“Such violence, whatever the background to the altercation, is never and should never be justified.”
Mr Amesbury has now been suspended by the Labour Party, with the whip removed, pending the outcome of the investigation.
Cheshire Police confirmed it had interviewed a 55-year-old man, who attended voluntarily, under caution, before he was released pending further enquiries.
