MPs beating people up.

[tim]

"You won't be threatening the MP ever again,will you?" said Mike Amesbury after beating up a constituent. I'm trying to think of other MPs biffing people. There was John Prescott after his egging and that other Labour MP who beat people up in House of Commons' bars. The Reform MP who was jailed for beating up his girlfriend. Are there any Tory, Liberal, Plaid Cymru or SNP thugs of note?

 

[Elpenor]

Eric Joyce - former Labour MP for Falkirk - had more than a few scuffles in Westminster bars and is the one you are thinking of I reckon

Also a drink driver and a nonce

 

[PTK]

Prescott did not "beat up" someone. He punched a man who threw eggs at him from a close distance.
We do not know the context of the above video.

 

[cesare]

Prescott did not "beat up" someone. He punched a man who threw eggs at him from a close distance.
We do not know the context of the above video.

It was a proportionate response

 

[blairsh]

It was a proportionate response

Eggsacty!

 

[Pickman's model]

It was a proportionate response

the eggs?

 

[tim]

Prescott did not "beat up" someone. He punched a man who threw eggs at him from a close distance.
We do not know the context of the above video.

The context is There's a dazed looking man sprawled across the cobbles and another aggressively asserting his own privilege and warning him not to do something again.

Joyce was the other shit I was thinking about.

 

[Boo Radley75]

There was that UKIP MEP who sparked out another UKIP MEP...

 

[PTK]

There was that UKIP MEP who sparked out another UKIP MEP...
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That was horrible.

 

[Serene]

He didnt fight like that for the pensioners heating benefit.

 

[tim]

Form for posting conspiraloon antisemitic images too.

Shadow minister apologises 'unreservedly' for sharing antisemitic caricature - Jewish News

Mike Amesbury shared a cartoon of a bearded, jeering hook-nosed Father Christmas from a conspiracy website

www.jewishnews.co.uk

 

[emanymton]

This is the best bit.

The MP is understood to have attended a community safety meeting with police earlier that evening.

Labour MP filmed berating member of public in late-night taxi rank row

"You won't threaten your MP again"

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[planetgeli]

. Are there any Tory, Liberal, Plaid Cymru or SNP thugs of note?

My (ex-) MP Jonathan Edwards, Plaid, domestic violence. Accepted a caution when, I think, his wife refused to press charges.

2 years later she came out saying she regretted her statement saying what a good husband he'd been and was pressurized into it by his press office, who wrote the statement for her.

 

[planetgeli]

But seriously, there must be fucktons. They just cover it up or don't get caught, especially the domestic violence bit.

"Don't you know who I am?" (I once heard Keith Vaz actually say those words) comes with the ego-driven territory.

 

[PTK]

But seriously, there must be fucktons. They just cover it up or don't get caught, especially the domestic violence bit.

"Don't you know who I am?" (I once heard Keith Vaz actually say those words) comes with the ego-driven territory.

Why must there be many cases of MPs assaulting people?

 

[planetgeli]

Why must there be many cases of MPs assaulting people?

Why do you want me to repeat myself?

 

[PTK]

Why do you want me to repeat myself?

I do not want you to repeat yourself. I was interested to know why you thought that there "must be" many examples of MPs assaultng members of the public.

 

[tim]

Why must there be many cases of MPs assaulting people?

There are plenty of examples of MPs sexual assaulting and harassing people. The question should be: why are there so many?

List of sexual misconduct allegations made against MPs

A Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape has been released on bail

www.google.com

 

[StoneRoad]

bbc bit here

Labour MP Mike Amesbury filmed in heated exchange as assault reported

Police say officers were called to reports of an assault and they were examining the circumstances.

www.bbc.co.uk

in that piece it says that [in 2023] a man was convicted of stalking & harassing the MP at his constituency office and in Frodsham town centre.

I wondering if it's the same guy and Amesbury defended himself ?

 

[danny la rouge]

The question should be: why are there so many?

A mixture of abuse-of-power, power differential dynamics, entitlement, ease of access to drink at work, copious cocaine, misogyny, and public school education.

 

[klang]

Over in italy

 

[twistedAM]

The context is There's a dazed looking man sprawled across the cobbles and another aggressively asserting his own privilege and warning him not to do something again.

That's not the whole context. We don't know what went on before and whether or not it was an over the top reaction.

 

[Rebecca Riot]

Prescott did not "beat up" someone. He punched a man who threw eggs at him from a close distance.
We do not know the context of the above video.

The man Prescott thumped was a pro-hunt supporter so he deserved it.

 

[Dogsauce]

The man Prescott thumped was a pro-hunt supporter so he deserved it.

It was pretty much reflexive wasn’t it? Like almost no time elapsed between being hit with the egg and his fist connecting with the bemulleted goon’s head. I think most people were impressed and thought it was fair play.

 

[tim]

That's not the whole context. We don't know what went on before and whether or not it was an over the top reaction.

There's a man on his back being tainted by another man bragging about his status as an MP. Whatever the context, the Amesbury is behaving like an entitled shit

 

[StoneRoad]

There's a man on his back being tainted by another man bragging about his status as an MP. Whatever the context, the Amesbury is behaving like an entitled shit

see post #19 ...

As I said, I think it is likely that Amesbury clocked the guy who has already been convicted of stalking him. Maybe it was self-defence ?
Whether he should have thumped him, or called the fuzz ...

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Richard Leese (Lab), former leader of Manchester City Council. While he was Manchester City Council, he accepted a caution (ie admitted guilt) for assaulting his partner's teenage daughter, iirc 15-years-old at the time, iirc, apparently it was during an argument about a cat.

Leese stood down briefly, local media and party bigwigs and influential people all rallied round, out of character, otherwise of good character, has done a lot for the Labour Party and for Manchester, yadda yadda yadda... a few weeks later, he was back in post.

I thought it was disgusting, set an appalling example, for a leader of a council, which effectively acts in loco parentis for 'looked after children' to have admitted assaulting a child. Sets a terrible example.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Correction: Richard Leese, former Labour leader of Manchester City Council physically assaulted at 16-year-old child. Labour Party colleagues 'went to bat' for him, justified/excused it as a 'private matter', he returned to office very shortly.

"In a statement, the Labour group, which runs Manchester City Council, said: "Councillor Leese was detained last night following an incident at home.

"He was released today with a caution, and there is no further legal action pending.

"This was a private matter which the family now consider closed."

A police caution is a formal warning given to adults who admit they are guilty of a first-time minor offence."

BBC News - Manchester City Council leader held over assault claim

Cunts. Child abuse is neither acceptable or excusable.

 

[Indeliblelink]

Was going to give him the benefit of the doubt on the previous footage but here, whatever the other guy is saying to him, he doesn't look like he's physically threatening the MP before he gets lamped.

 

[stavros]

Does emotional violence count? As far as I know Priti Patel has never been accused of physically assualting someone, but she was found to be a bully.