MP spent 21 days in young offender institution after kicking victim, according to court records

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The Reform UK MP James McMurdock was apparently detained as a teenager for repeatedly kicking his then girlfriend, it has emerged, despite him previously claiming she was hurt after he pushed her.

According to court records released to the Times, McMurdock spent 21 days in a young offender institution after kicking the victim “around four times” in an incident outside a nightclub in Chelmsford when he was 19.