Mike Amesbury, the MP suspended by Labour pending an investigation, has been charged with assault after an incident following an evening out.
Amesbury, 55, was suspended by the celebration and misplaced the Labour whip on 27 October after a clip was printed by MailOnline.
Cheshire police mentioned Amesbury had been summonsed to court docket to face the cost of part 39 assault. He’s set to seem in a magistrates court docket at a later date.
The MP for Runcorn and Helsby has been sitting as an unbiased MP for the reason that incident however has confronted calls to resign, which might set off a byelection.
Amesbury mentioned he was persevering with to cooperate with police after being summonsed over a “deeply regrettable” incident in Frodsham, Cheshire.
“I’ve at the moment been summonsed to court docket to face a cost of frequent assault following an incident in Frodsham final month, which was deeply regrettable,” he mentioned. “I’m persevering with to cooperate with police and given that is an ongoing case I can’t remark additional.”
The MP was a shadow minister for housing and native authorities and at present sits on parliament’s housing and native authorities committee.
Rosemary Ainslie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s particular crime division, mentioned: “Following a assessment of the proof offered by Cheshire police, we’ve got authorised a cost of frequent assault in opposition to Mike Amesbury MP, 55. The cost follows an alleged assault in Frodsham, Cheshire, on Saturday, October 26 2024.”
She reminded the general public and media it was “extraordinarily essential that there must be no reporting, commentary or sharing of knowledge on-line which might in any means prejudice these proceedings. The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all involved that felony proceedings in opposition to the defendant are lively and that he has the best to a good trial,” Ainslie mentioned.
A Labour spokesperson mentioned: “Mike Amesbury MP was suspended by the Labour celebration following the announcement of the police investigation. We can’t remark additional while authorized proceedings are ongoing.”