After the assault bystanders rush to help the man. One woman says: ‘You’re like grown men, what are you fighting for.’

After the attack, Amesbury tells the man ‘don’t threaten me ever again.’ The shocking recording was obtained exclusively by the Mail after Amesbury went to police to report that he had been ‘involved in an incident’ after he ‘felt threatened’

Former Tory MP Dehenna Davison shared a statement on X about the dangers of a single punch where she spoke about how her own father died when he was punched

She added: ‘Such violence – whatever the background to the altercation – is never and should never be justified.

‘People in positions of responsibility always need to remember that their actions set an example. In democracies, we settle disputes with words, not with violence.

‘Thuggish, violent behaviour is not the example any MP should be setting.’

Meanwhile, Reform UK – who came second to Labour in July’s election-  have become the first party to call for Mr Amesbury to stand down.

A spokesman for Reform UK said: ‘The new footage of Mike Amesbury MP is damning.

‘No matter what verbal exchanges happened before, it’s never acceptable for anyone to resort to violence to solve a dispute, let alone a sitting Member of Parliament.

‘It’s quite clear that the people of Runcorn and Helsby deserve far better than this.

‘Reform UK are today calling for Mike Amesbury to do the honourable thing and resign immediately so a by-election can be held.’

The calls for Mr Amesbury to resign come after Labour announced his suspension from the party tonight.

Another video from the incident, filmed on a member of the public’s mobile phone, shows Mr Amesbury repeatedly hitting the man while another person appears to be attempting to push the MP away from the man

In a statement a Labour spokesperson said: ‘Mike Amesbury MP has been assisting Cheshire Police with their inquiries following an incident on Friday night. As these inquiries are now ongoing, the Labour Party has administratively suspended Mr Amesbury’s membership of the Labour Party pending an investigation.’

A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said: ‘A 55-year-old man has been voluntarily interviewed under caution by police in relation to this incident. He has since been released pending further enquiries.’

Footage of the incident first emerged yesterday when a video clip shared on social media showed  the MP for Runcorn and Helsby appeared to point his finger at the man and say ‘You won’t ever threaten me again, will you?’

Then CCTV footage obtained by the Mail Showed Mr Amesbury punching a man and then continuing to hit the person six times while he lay on the ground.

The shocking recording was obtained exclusively by the Mail after Amesbury went to police to report that he had been ‘involved in an incident’ after he ‘felt threatened on the street following an evening out with friends’.

The 55-year-old has been a member of the Labour party since the age of 17 and he became an MP in 2017. Keir Starmer appointed him shadow minister for housing and planning in April 2020 but he has since stepped back to focus on his constituents.

The confrontation began just before 2.15am, according to the timing on the video, in the high street of the market town of Frodsham, Cheshire.

The recording begins by showing the MP for Runcorn and Helsby exchanging words with a man in the town’s well-lit Main Street.

One of two women in the foreground with two men can be seen raising her mobile phone in the air while apparently filming the MP and another man a few yards away, suggesting that they were exchanging heated words. At one point, Amesbury briefly raises his arm and points it at the man before making a finger wagging gesture back at him.

A few seconds later, the unidentified man nods his head and points back at the Labour backbencher who is standing in the street with his hands in his pockets.

Yesterday, video emerged of the aftermath of the attack but it did not show Amesbury punching the man. The footage showed him saying ‘You won’t ever threaten me again will you’

Amesbury (pictured outside Downing Street) became MP for Weaver Vale in 2017 before the constituency was renamed as Runcorn and Helsby, and was in the Shadow Cabinet until 2022

Amesbury then wags his fingers at the man again and pushes his head forward as if making a forceful point while deep in conversation with him.

At 2.15am and 35 seconds, the MP suddenly lunges forward and delivers a left hook to the jaw of the man in the first physical contact between the pair.

The man appears stunned and is knocked over backwards by the blow, falling off the kerb and landing on the ground in a cobbled section of the road used for car parking.

Within a couple of seconds, the video shows Amesbury approach the man who was sitting on the ground. He then appears to take up to another five swings at him while a man rushes forward to try and calm the situation.

Another video from the incident, filmed on a member of the public’s mobile phone, shows Mr Amesbury repeatedly hitting the man while another person appears to be attempting to push the MP away from the man.

The incident is major headache for Keir Starmer, coming just days before his Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to unveil major tax rises in Labour’s first Budget in 14 years.

National insurance contributions for employers will rise and the Chancellor is also expected to hike capital gains tax, close inheritance tax loopholes and extend a freeze on income tax thresholds.

But the Prime Minister has denied he misled voters when he pledged during the General Election campaign not to hit ‘working people’ with tax increases. He suggested last week that landlords and Britons with shares and savings do not qualify as ‘working people’.