Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has said he will stand down from parliament after being given a prison sentence for repeatedly punching a constituent. The Runcorn and Helsby MP has told the BBC he will begin the "statutory process" of winding up his office before resigning as an MP "as soon as possible".

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmaker Mike Amesbury, who was suspended from the governing Labour Party for punching a man, is standing down from as a member of parliament, he told the BBC, triggering a by-election for his seat in northern England.

SIR Keir Starmer faces his first by-election test after disgraced MP Mike Amesbury announced he would quit Parliament following his conviction for assault. The ex-Labour politician was sentenced

Mike Amesbury is quitting as an MP in a move which will see Sir Keir Starmer face off with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in his first by-election as prime minister. The suspended Labour MP was last month given a 10-week suspended prison sentence for drunkenly punching a constituent in the street.

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury said he will stand down from parliament after being convicted of assault for repeatedly punching a constituent.

Disgraced MP Mike Amesbury has said he will quit the Commons after punching a constituent. The former Labour MP was given a 10-week prison term, which was reduced to a suspended sentence after an appeal,