Veteran Labour MP questioned by police after ‘assaulting radio DJ called Toon Geordie’
A VETERAN Corbynista is being probed by cops over claims he assaulted a radio DJ.
Labour MP Ronnie Campbell is accused of attacking Gerry Schollar, known as Toon Geordie, at his office.
The pair allegedly scuffled on Thursday after falling out over a planning row, the Mail on Sunday reported.
Mr Schollar visited the MP’s office in Blyth, near Newcastle, to ask him for help with the issue.
Mr Campbell allegedly shouted at him then assaulted him – although the MP claims Mr Schollar was at fault.
The DJ tweeted: “I kid you not. At 13.04 today, I was assaulted by my MP Ronnie Campbell at his office.
“If he deletes his CCTV then we all know why. Police on the way.”
Officers interviewed both men and are still investigating the fight.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: “At 1pm, May 9, police received a report of an assault at an address on Renwick Road, Blyth.
“Inquiries are ongoing. No arrests have been made.”
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Mr Campbell told the Mail on Sunday: “I did not touch him, I just pushed him out of the door. I was protecting my staff.”
The MP, a former miner, is a hard-left veteran and close ally of Jeremy Corbyn.
He was previously accused of assaulting a man at an Indian restaurant but was cleared after a trial.
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