Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been charged with assault following a 3am street clash.
Cheshire Police confirmed he has been summonsed to appear in court following the incident last month. Mr Amesbury, 55, who represents Runcorn and Helsby, is accused of assaulting a man in Frodsham on October 26.
Cheshire Police said in a statement: “A man has been summonsed to court in relation to an assault in Frodsham. Mike Amesbury MP, of Frodsham, Cheshire, has been summonsed to court to face the charge of section 39 assault.
“The 55-year-old is set to appear in magistrates court at a later date. The charge relates to reports of an assault on a 45-year-old man on Main Street, Frodsham, which was reported to police at 2.48am on Saturday 26 October.”
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