when earlierfootage of the incident emerged, mr amesbury, who represents runcorn and helsby, said he'dage is mike amesbury talking to a man. we can't hear what was said, but the labour mp appears to punch him and then hit him anotherfive times while he's on the ground. on saturday, this video, apparently of the same incident, emerged on social media. yes, iam. and you won't threaten the mp ever again, will you? cheshire police have said they were called to reports of an assaultjust before 3am on saturday morning. they added, "a 55—year—old man has been voluntarily interviewed under caution by police and released pending further inquiries." mr amesbury hasn't responded to requests for comment, but on saturday he wrote on social media that the incident took place after he felt threatened. he added he had reported the incident to the police and would cooperate with them. mike amesbury. mr amesbury first became an mp in 2017. he was a shadow housing minister in opposition, but now sits as a backbencher. he won his seat comfortably in the election, with reform uk in second. after the second

here, footage has emerged on social media appearing to show the labour mp for runcorn and helsby — mikean on the ground in frodsham. let's take a look. you won't ever threaten me again, will you?— again, will you? the mp for runcorn! — it's not clear what happened before the video was taken. with me is our political correspondent, harry farley. what do we know about this incident? we should be clear about what we don't know, which is what led up to the incident. what we do know is that cheshire police were called to reports of an assault in frodsham just before 3am this morning. a caller reported that he was assaulted by a man on main street, we have located that video to main street in frodsham. cheshire police say inquiries are ongoing. police say inquiries are ongoing-— police say inquiries are onuaoin.~ . , ~ police say inquiries are onauoin. . , ~ ., police say inquiries are onauoin. . , ~ . ., ongoing. what is the mp had to sa ? ongoing. what is the mp had to say? mike _ ongoing. what is the mp had to say? mike amesbury _ ongoing. what is the mp had to say? mike amesbury said - on

here, footage has emerged on social media appearing to show the labour mp for runcorn and helsby — miker threaten me again. you won't ever threaten me aaain. ~ ., . ., it's not clear what happened before the video was taken. 0ur political correspondent has been following the story. we should be clear about what we don't know first of all, which is what happened immediately before what we saw in that video, ie what led up to the incident. what we do know is that cheshire police say they were called to reports of an assault in frodsham just before 3am this morning. at 2:a8am, they say a caller reported that he was assaulted by a man on main street. and we have located that video to main street in frodsham. and cheshire police say inquiries are ongoing. so what has the mp himself had to say? so, mike amesbury said that he felt threatened in the build up to the incident. he said that he reported the incident himself to cheshire police this morning, and that he said he will be cooperating with the police if required. and he adds that he's fully determined to remain as an open and accessible

in the uk, footage has emerged on social media appearing to show the labour mp for runcorn and helsby. yes, iam. and you won't threaten the mp ever again, will you? it's not clear what happened before the video was taken in frodsham, in north west england. cheshire police say they were contacted early on saturday morning with a report of an assault. mr amesbury said on social media he had felt threatened after an evening out with friends, and would cooperate with any police enquiries. japanese voters are heading to the polls in a snap election. it was called only days after new prime minister, shigeru ishiba, was selected as the leader of the governing liberal democratic party. mr ishiba held his final rally on saturday night, but faces strong headwinds. the ldp has been in charge in japan for the vast majority of its post—war history, but recent years have seen it rocked by a series of corruption scandals. the latest saw mr ishiba's predecessor kicked from office. with polls now open, many analysts are predicting large losses for the ldp, which could see it lose powerforjust the thir

so proud to be back in to parliament represent the people of runcorn and helsby.fight all my constituents, especially the most in need. oh no. sorry mike, sorry i misread that. you'll fight for them. you'll fight for them. got it mate, i've got it. the public think this is ridiculous. someone changed his wikipedia page to say mike leigh amesbury is a british street fighter and a labour politician. i remember when keir starmer said this. >> i invite you all to join this government of service. >> did he mean serving them a knuckle sandwich at 3:00 in the morning? iron mike referred himself to police voluntarily and he says that he felt threatened. i don't care, there can be no justification for that. he has to resign. starmer has to tell him to resign. other labour mps have to tell him to resign, and there has to be a by—election, which should be quite interesting actually, because it would come after a disastrous start for the labour party, a horrific budget and reform will be looking at this with the same ferocious determination that mike mayweather allegedly look

so proud to be back in to parliament represent the people of runcorn and helsby. all my constituents, especially the most in need. oh no. sorry mike, sorry i misread that. you'll fight for them. you'll fight for them. got it mate, i've got it. the public think this is ridiculous. someone changed his wikipedia page to say mike leigh amesbury is a british street fighter and a labour politician. i remember when keir starmer said this. >> i invite you all to join this government of service. >> did he mean serving them a >> did he mean serving

the runcorn and helsby mp has been suspended from the party and has had the whip withdrawn.it shows images taken from cctv footage which appears to show the altercation. we'll have more on this story later in the programme, and we will be speaking to labour's pat mcfadden at 7.30. and we will be speaking to him about the fact that there are just two days to go until the chancellor delivers the new labour government's budget. the guardian is looking at the prime minister's preparations. sir keir stramer is set to give a speech in the west midlands today where he's expected to defend his party's approach to the economy. and the budget discussion continues in the telegraph. former chancellorjeremy hunt has accused the budget watchdog of being biased towards rachel reeves. in a letter to the office for budget responsibility, mr hunt said its decision to publish a review of labour's claim that britain's economy has a £22 billion pound black hole on the same day as the budget was "not consistent with political impartiality". that's going to run and run, isn't it, that argument? it

it appears to show the labour mp for runcorn and helsby punching a constituent to the ground in the early hours of saturday morning. in a statement released earlier this evening, cheshire police has said a 55 year old man has been voluntarily interviewed under caution by police in relation to this incident. he has since been released pending further enquiries. education secretary bridget phillipson has failed to clarify what labour means by working people. that's while thousands of businesses are closing their doors due to tears closing their doors due to fears about labour's upcoming budget. according to the telegraph newspaper, more than 1600 company directors have chosen to wind down their businesses so far this month. that's the highest number of closures this yean highest number of closures this year, and more than double the amount for the whole of last of october. speaking earlier on gb news, bridget phillipson avoided questions around whether people running small businesses are indeed working people. >> i appreciate that it's frustrating that i can't comment on wider measures in t

new cctv obtained by the mail online appears to show labour mp for runcorn and helsby, mike amesbury, punching a constituent following an incident in the early hours of saturday night. cheshire police have confirmed they were called to reports of an assault in frodsham, and that enquiries are now ongoing. the education secretary, bridget phillipson, has failed to clarify what labour means by working people, while thousands of businesses are closing their doors due to fears about labour's upcoming budget next week. the telegraph is reporting that more than 1600 company directors have chosen to wind down their businesses so far this month. that's the highest number of closures this yean highest number of closures this year, and more than double the amounts for the whole of last october. this comes as sir keir starmer denied misleading the pubuc starmer denied misleading the public after promising not to raise taxes on working people in the run up to the general election. speaking earlier on gb news , bridget phillipson avoided news, bridget phillipson avoided questions around whether pe

it appears to show the labour mp for runcorn and helsby punching a constituent to the ground in the early hours of saturday morning. in a statement released earlier this evening, cheshire police said a 55 year old man has been voluntarily interviewed under caution by police in relation to this incident. he has since been released pending further enquiries . released pending further enquiries. the prime minister is expected to say in a speech tomorrow that labour's budget next week will set the uk on what he'll call a clear path . what he'll call a clear path. sir keir is also set to say that next wednesday's budget sir keir is also set to say that next wednesday's buctonic, samoa as the perfect tonic, adding that it has lifted his spirits . a british woman has spirits. a british woman has begun her attempt to become the first woman to row solo from mainland europe. all the way to south america. 21 year old brit zara lachlan set off from lagos on the portuguese algarve earlier this morning and will now aim to row the 3600 miles to french guiana, a journey that will take an estimated 90 day

new cctv obtained by the mail online appears to show the labour mp for runcorn and helsby punching a constituent to the ground in the early hours of saturday morning. in a statement released in the last few minutes, cheshire police has said , quote. cheshire police has said, quote. a 55 year old man has been voluntarily interviewed under caution by police in relation to this incident. he has since been released pending further enquiries . released pending further enquiries. israel's prime minister , benjamin netanyahu, minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been heckled at a memorial service for the october 7th attacks as he began to give his speech. a few members of bereaved families stood up and began to chant at netanyahu. the hecklers were then escorted from the premises by security and the prime minister continued to speak. prime minister continued to speak . meanwhile, the us has speak. meanwhile, the us has said israel's strikes on iran should be the end of direct conflict between the two countries. speaking after yesterday's attacks, the white house said israel was acting in what

it appears to show the labour mp for runcorn and helsby punching a constituent to the ground in the early hours of saturday morning. in a statement released earlier this evening, cheshire police said a 55 year old man has been voluntarily interviewed under caution by police in relation to this incident. he has since been released pending further enquiries . released pending further enquiries. the prime minister is expected to say in a speech tomorrow that labour's budget next week will set the uk on what he'll call a clear path . what he'll call a clear path. sir keir is also set to say that next wednesday's budget will outline the so—called harsh light of fiscal reality, but that better days are ahead. the pm will also go on to say he will not offer the uk's problems as an excuse, and that he expects to be judged on his ability to deal with the issues his government is facing . a man his government is facing. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman and two children were stabbed in what has been described by police as a truly shocking incident . a truly shocking inciden

the runcorn and helsby politician is seen pointing and saying, "you won't threaten an mp ever again,ou?" the footage was filmed by an onlooker and it's not clear what happened moments beforehand. cheshire police said officers were called to reports of an assault and were examining the circumstances. veteran bbc radio two presenter, johnnie walker is hanging up his headphones today after nearly 60 years because of ill health. earlier this month, he announced that he was stepping down because of a lung condition that makes breathing difficult. with just over a week until the us presidential election, former first lady michelle obama has been campaigning with kamala harris in michigan. in a fiery speech, in the key battleground state, she said the election was "too close" for her liking. also on the campaign trail, donald trump promised to bring peace to the middle east and told supporters he'd bring down fuel prices. the chancellor has announced eli; billion to rebuild crumbling schools and triple investment in free breakfast club as part of her first budget. the national education uni