Labour MP Steve McCabe assaulted by 'motorbike thug'

John Ashmore

2 min read01 August 2017

Labour MP Steve McCabe is nursing facial injuries after a motorcyclist threw a brick at him while he was out in his constituency.

The MP for Birmingham Selly Oak tweeted an image of his face following the incident, saying he was "nursing a very sore and swollen face" following the incident.

He said he had given police a full statement about the attack.

Tonight nursing a very sore&swollen face. I was struck with a brick by a motorbike thug in Greenford Rd. Have given full statement to police pic.twitter.com/lHXGsA7xhP
— Steve McCabe (@steve_mccabe) July 31, 2017

Mr McCabe also posted a photo of his alleged assailants, urging members of the public to help identify them.

Sure somebody recognises these two. All I need are names & addresses. Send them to me anonymously & I'll do the rest with the police pic.twitter.com/NIborj7Uj8

— Steve McCabe (@steve_mccabe) July 31, 2017

Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner was among fellow parliamentarians to express their sympathy, as was the Tory chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Tom Tugendhat.

That's shocking Steve, that really could have been a very lot worse! I really hope the police find the culprit. Hope you get rest over Aug.
— Angela Rayner MP (@AngelaRayner) July 31, 2017

I'm so sorry to hear that. I wish you a speedy recovery and that the police catch these thugs.
— Tom Tugendhat (@TomTugendhat) July 31, 2017

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