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Mike Amesbury: Ex-Labour MP to stand down over assault conviction

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Mike Amesbury given 10-week prison sentence suspended for punching Paul Fellows .

Runcorn and Helsby MP said he will resign as an MP "as soon as possible" His resignation will trigger the first by-election of Sir Keir Starmer 's Labour government.

Amesbury said he regrets attacking Mr Fellows "every moment, every day" He said he would have tried to remain an MP if he had been given a lighter community sentence.

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English

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