Mike Amesbury has lost the Labour whip after a video emerged appearing to show him punching a man to the ground. The party said the Runcorn and Helsby MP had been suspended “pending an investigation” into the incident.

Runcorn MP Mike Amesbury has been suspended by the Labour Party after footage emerged of him punching a man to the ground. Footage first emerged on Saturday showing the Member of Parliament involved in a late-night street row.

New CCTV shows Labour MP Mike Amesbury ‘punching man to the ground’ - Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, allegedly strikes the constituent who was then berated while lying in the road

Labour has removed the whip from MP Mike Amesbury after CCTV appeared to show him punching a man to the ground in the early hours of Saturday morning. The footage shared by Mail Online appears to show Mr Amesbury and the man speaking together, before the MP raises his voice and punches him.

CCTV footage shows Mike Amesbury engaging in confrontation with constituent early Saturday morning in his Cheshire constituency of Runcorn and Helsby - Anadolu Ajansı

Mike Amesbury also has the whip withdrawn, as police say a 55-year-old man has been interviewed under caution over the incident.

Mr Amesbury said he will ‘co-operate with any inquiries’, after footage circulated online seemed to show him berating a man who was lying on the road.

Labour MP Mike Amesbury to ‘co-operate with police’ after reports of assault - Footage that emerged on social media on Saturday appeared to show Mr Amesbury berating a man who was lying on the road.

This is the moment a Labour MP appears to punch a male constituent and hit him again while he lay on the ground.