Article 6RT3Y Mike Amesbury urged to resign as MP after ‘bridge row’ altercation

Mike Amesbury urged to resign as MP after ‘bridge row’ altercation

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Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6RT3Y)

Witness reportedly says Runcorn and Helsby MP and second man were arguing about temporary bridge closure

The Labour MP who punched a constituent in the early hours of Saturday morning has been urged to resign, as it was reported that the pair rowed over the closure of a local bridge.

Mike Amesbury was suspended from the party over the weekend and has had the whip withdrawn after videos emerged of the altercation in Frodsham, in his constituency in Cheshire.

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