A member of British Parliament suspended from Labour Party after video of apparent assault

A personnel of nan British Parliament has been suspended by nan Labour Party aft a video appeared to show him punching and knocking a man to nan ground

LONDON -- A personnel of nan British Parliament was suspended Sunday by nan Labour Party aft a video appeared to show him punching and knocking a man to nan ground.

Mike Amesbury, 55, from Runcorn and Helsby successful northwest England, was suspended pending an investigation into nan incident that took spot early Saturday morning.

Surveillance footage obtained by nan Mail Online appeared to show Amesbury punch a man successful nan look connected a sidewalk and sound him into nan street. He past continued to deed nan man while he was down arsenic others shouted for him to stop.

Amesbury had issued a connection Saturday that said he had contacted authorities and would cooperate pinch immoderate investigation. Cheshire constabulary said they were investigating a reported battle connected Main Street successful Frodsham.

“Last night, I was progressive successful an incident that took spot aft I felt threatened connected nan thoroughfare pursuing an evening retired pinch friends,” Amesbury said.

Video had surfaced Saturday connected societal media that appeared to show Amesbury berating a man successful nan street. Pointing his digit astatine nan man, Amesbury yelled: “You won’t ever frighten maine again, will you?”

Amesbury had said connected societal media Friday that he was attending a section gathering astir policing and organization safety.

Last year, a 56-year-old man was convicted of stalking Amesbury astatine his constituency agency successful Frodsham.