Yvette Cooper calls for new Runcorn MP after Amesbury jailed - but will keep his £91,000 salary

Home Secretary says jailed Runcorn MP should resign or face recall petition

Home Secretary says jailed Runcorn MP should resign or face recall petition

Yvette Cooper calls for new Runcorn MP after Amesbury jailed - but will keep his £91,000 salary

Mike Amesbury punched a man and has now been jailed for it but remains as an MP as the rules state he does not need to stand down.

Jailed ex-Labour MP receives £91,000 taxpayer-funded salary behind bars

Amesbury is facing calls to step down as an MP after being jailed for 10 weeks on Monday

Runcorn and Helsby constituency: information on possible recall petition

A recall petition is the process by which an MP can lose their seat in the House of Commons. A recall petition may be triggered in the UK Parliamentary constituency of Runcorn and Helsby, after MP Mike Amesbury was sentenced to 10 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to assault. An MP being convicted of an offence and receiving a custodial sentence (including suspended) automatically triggers a recall petition. A petition is open for six weeks,…

Jailed Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury faces calls to quit Commons

Opposition parties have demanded his immediate resignation