Mike Amesbury says election results showed government was making ‘some big political mistakes’
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The former Runcorn MP Mike Amesbury has called on Labour backbenchers to oppose winter fuel and welfare cuts, after the byelection in his former seat was lost to Reform UK.
Amesbury, who stood down after he was convicted of assaulting a constituent, said he took responsibility for his own mistakes but said results up and down the country showed the government was making “some big political mistakes”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/06/ex-runcorn-mp-mike-amesbury-urges-labour-backbenchers-to-oppose-welfare-cuts
Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
Publish date : 2025-05-06 09:03:00
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