Labour’s domestic violence spokesman was put in police cell and accused of assault after fight with husband

LABOUR’S domestic violence spokesman was once put in a police cell accused of assault after a fight with her husband, it has emerged.

Sarah Champion said she was “provoked” into the bust-up with BBC producer Graham Hoyland.

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The Rotherham MP, 46, said the couple had been rowing about selling their home ahead of their 2007 divorce, adding: “I’m not proud of what happened and I accept I was in the wrong, but I have nothing to hide.

“I lost control after being provoked for years and for that I am sorry, but I felt extremely vulnerable at that moment.

"I think the experience helps me better understand how living in a toxic atmosphere can cause emotional damage.”

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The shadow minister for preventing abuse says the tussle began when she grabbed a painting off the wall.

She added: “Graham made a lunge for me. The next thing I knew I was against the wall as he pushed the picture into my chest. I felt his grip relax and pushed back.

“He grabbed the kitchen phone and called the police and said his wife was attacking him with a weapon."