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Daniel Keane

Mike Amesbury: Former Labour MP jailed for punching man has sentence suspended for two years on appeal

MP Mike Amesbury pictured outside Chester Ellesmere Port and Neston Magistrates’ Court (PA) - (PA Wire)

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has had his 10-week prison sentence for assault suspended for two years following an appeal at Chester Crown Court.

The Runcorn and Helsby MP, who was given a 10-week prison sentence on Monday for punching a man in the street, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Thursday for an appeal hearing.

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