Hvad skete der, da Mike Amesbury blev fanget på CCTV? Læs om hans voldsomme aften som har chokeret politiske kredse!
Den britiske politiker Mike Amesbury, medlem af Labour-partiet og repræsentant for Runcorn og Helsby, er blevet suspenderet efter en chokerende episode fanget på overvågningskamera. Videoen viser, at Amesbury tilsyneladende giver en mand et knytnæveslag, som får ham til at falde til jorden, hvorefter den unge MP angiveligt fortsætter med at slå ham flere gange. Denne hændelse har vakt harme og forargelse i såvel det politiske miljø som i offentligheden.
CCTV-optagelserne, som blev offentliggjort af weekendens aviser, har skabt storm i medierne og ført til, at Labour har taget affære ved at fjerne hans whip - en overførsel af magt og tiltro fra partiet. Offentligheden har været hurtig til at reagere, hvor mange har udtrykt deres chock over situationen, især med tanke på, at Amesbury tidligere har haft et ry for at være en talsmand for social retfærdighed og ligestilling.
Som resultat af denne skandale har politiet også indgribet; en 55-årig mand er blevet interviewet under caution i forbindelse med hændelsen. Mike Amesbury har ifølge rapporter også selv anmeldt et overfald til Cheshire Police tidligere samme nat, en detalje der kun tilføjer til dramaet om denne usædvanlige situation.
Selvom Amesbury nu står over for mulige konsekvenser i sit politiske liv, kan man ikke lade være med at undre sig, hvordan en aften kan føre fra lovligt arbejde som folkevalgt til en offentlig skandale. Visuelt har dette minne også rejst spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt politiske skikkelser skal være mere ansvarlige for deres handlinger, når de er under offentlig iagttagelse. Historisk set var politikere i det britiske parlament nødt til at mødes fysisk for at træffe beslutninger, men nu er vi vidne til, at de også skal håndtere deres handlinger uden for kontoret med lige så meget alvor.
Mike Amesbury also has the whip withdrawn, as police say a 55-year-old man has been interviewed under caution over the incident.
Footage appears to show MP for Runcorn and Helsby knocking man to ground before aiming six more blows at his head.
The video showed the MP for Runcorn and Helsby punching a man, who fell to the floor. Mr Amesbury then hit him repeatedly before members of the public ...
Shocking CCTV obtained by the Mail showed Mike Amesbury send the man to the floor with one punch before raining five further blows onto him in a seemingly ...
The Runcorn & Helsby MP Mike Amesbury yesterday confirmed he reported an assault to Cheshire Police.
Mike Amesbury reported the incident in the early hours of Saturday to police.
A member of the British Parliament was suspended Sunday by the Labour Party after a video appeared to show him punching and knocking a man to the ground.
The video showed the MP for Runcorn and Helsby punching a man, who fell to the floor. Mr Amesbury then hit him repeatedly before members of the public ...
A British lawmaker has been suspended by the governing Labour Party after footage appeared to show him punching a man repeatedly on the street.
A Cabinet minister would not rule out a by-election after a “very graphic” video appeared to show a Labour MP repeatedly punching a man on the ground.
Mike Amesbury, from Runcorn and Helsby in northwest England, was suspended pending an investigation into the incident that took place early Saturday morning ...
The Prime Minister says the Labour party "moved swiftly" to respond after the video appeared.
Footage appeared to show Mike Amesbury repeatedly hitting another man in the street.
The Prime Minister insisted Labour had acted swiftly to suspend the Runcorn and Helsby MP after footage emerged of him in a late-night altercation.
Witness reportedly says Runcorn and Helsby MP and second man were arguing about temporary bridge closure.
The Prime Minister says the Labour party "moved swiftly" to respond after the video appeared.
Mike Amesbury says he contacted Cheshire Police himself over Saturday's incident, with the Labour MP suspended from the party pending an investigation.