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23/02/2012
Police Called To Commons Bar Fight
Eric Joyce, a Labour MP, has been arrested on suspicion of assault after an alleged bar fight in the House of Commons.
Scotland Yard officers confirmed they detained a man in his 50s who is currently being held in custody at a central London police station.
Conservative MP, Stuart Andrew, has alleged he was assaulted in the Strangers Bar in the Commons and that he may have been headbutted and punched by the Falkirk MP.
Before becoming MP for Falkirk in 2000 Mr Joyce had served in the Army Education Corps. He had served as Parliamentary Private Secretary, from 2003 to 2009, to a number of government ministers, and in 2010 he resigned as Shadow Northern Ireland minister after pleading guilty to failing to provide a breath test.
The investigation continues.
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Scotland Yard officers confirmed they detained a man in his 50s who is currently being held in custody at a central London police station.
Conservative MP, Stuart Andrew, has alleged he was assaulted in the Strangers Bar in the Commons and that he may have been headbutted and punched by the Falkirk MP.
Before becoming MP for Falkirk in 2000 Mr Joyce had served in the Army Education Corps. He had served as Parliamentary Private Secretary, from 2003 to 2009, to a number of government ministers, and in 2010 he resigned as Shadow Northern Ireland minister after pleading guilty to failing to provide a breath test.
The investigation continues.
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09 March 2012
Labour MP Admits Assault Charges
Labour MP Eric Joyce has pleaded guilty to four assault charges at Westminster Magistrates Court in London this morning. The 51-year-old was accused of head-butting a Tory rival at a House of Commons bar in February. Mr Joyce admitted four counts of common assault.
Labour MP Admits Assault Charges
Labour MP Eric Joyce has pleaded guilty to four assault charges at Westminster Magistrates Court in London this morning. The 51-year-old was accused of head-butting a Tory rival at a House of Commons bar in February. Mr Joyce admitted four counts of common assault.
19 June 2013
Commons Deputy Speaker 'Further Arrested' On New Indecent Assault Charges
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The Commons Deputy Speaker has been re-arrested on new additional charges of indecent assault. 55-year-old Nigel Evans was originally arrested in May on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. On Wednesday as he answered his bail from the original charge, he "further arrested" on three more charges of indecent assault.
03 February 2010
Mayor Bid MP To Quit Commons
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28 August 2009
Peer-To-MP 'Cool Off' Period
Constitutional reform, which would allow life peers to resign, will be amended to ensure former lords cannot stands as MPs for five years. According to reports, Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who is heading up Parliamentary changes, will introduce a "cooling off" period to ensure ex-lords cannot automatically contest a Commons seat.
Peer-To-MP 'Cool Off' Period
Constitutional reform, which would allow life peers to resign, will be amended to ensure former lords cannot stands as MPs for five years. According to reports, Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who is heading up Parliamentary changes, will introduce a "cooling off" period to ensure ex-lords cannot automatically contest a Commons seat.
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