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Scotland Yard has confirmed an MP involved in a bar scuffle at the House of Commons will appear before a west London court next month. It said in a brief statement: "Eric Joyce, aged 51, an MP of Union Street, Bo'ness, West Lothian has been charged with three counts of common assault following an incident within the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 February.
THE FERDINAND CONNECTION
The Ferdinand brothers, Anton and Rio, have been central to this football saga from the start and may continue to play an unwitting role in the humbling of the now ex-England captain, John Terry. Although the alleged racial altercation involved Anton Ferdinand in a fractious west London derby game. Another Ferdinand in Manchester, Rio, who plays for Manchester United may have figured in the Football Association's decision to strip Terry of the captaincy pending the conclusion of his race case.