Peter Hoskin

Rumble in the Commons

From the Sun:

‘A LABOUR MP was arrested late last night for assault after allegedly headbutting a Tory rival in a House of Commons bar. Witnesses allege Eric Joyce, 51, launched an unprovoked attack on Stuart Andrew, 40. It is claimed Joyce, MP for Falkirk, had to be held back by several Labour colleagues. A source said: “Stuart was given a Glasgow kiss.”’

Read the full report here.

UPDATE: Joyce has been suspended by the Labour Party. The Standard’s Joe Murphy has a particularly detailed account of it all here.

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