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MP Eric Joyce arrested after reports of Parliament bar fight
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Mar 14, 2013 06:51pm |
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| Author | BBC News |
| News Date | Friday, March 15, 2013 12:50:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MP Eric Joyce has been arrested after reports of a fight in a bar at the Houses of Parliament.
The independent MP for Falkirk was detained after an incident at the Sports and Social Club bar.
The Metropolitan Police said officers had been called just before 22:30 GMT, and the arrested man "remains in custody and inquiries continue".
Joyce, 52, was convicted of assault in a parliamentary bar last year, and later resigned from the Labour Party.
In a statement on Thursday night, a Met police spokesman said: "Police were called shortly before 10.30pm this evening to reports of a disturbance at a bar within the House of Commons.
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