Party Frowns on Members Punching Constituents

Party Frowns on Members Punching Constituents

To be fair, the guy on the receiving end of these legislative punches did approach Labour MP Mike Amesbury on the street at 2 a.m., which is an odd time and place to complain about a bridge closure. But Labour Party officials, and a judge, still seemed to think he had overreacted. While the report doesn’t give many details, it says Amesbury initially claimed he felt threatened when the man approached him. And that is consistent with what Amesbur…