MP Mike Amesbury admits Frodsham street attack

Asked if he had any comments after the hearing, the MP said he wanted to apologize to Mr. Fellows.

He told reporters: “It is very regrettable, the incident in October.

“I am truly sorry to Mr Fellows and his family.”

Amesbury’s defense lawyer said the incident was “regrettable and unfortunate”.

He said that the public was not aware of the length of security and threats MPs face every day.

He mentioned how a man had previously been convicted of stalking Amesbury and how last November he had received a death threat against his office.

He also said comments were made that, rightly or wrongly, the MP had “taken as a form of threat to himself”.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has previously described the video footage as “shocking” and said Labor had “moved very quickly” to respond.

After pleading guilty, a party spokesman said: “It is right that Mike Amesbury has accepted responsibility for his unacceptable actions.

“He was rightly suspended by the Labor Party following the publication of the police investigation.

“We cannot comment further while the trial is still ongoing.”

Amesbury would have to receive a prison sentence – including a suspended sentence – for there to be a recall petition in his seat of Runcorn and Helsby.

That recall petition would then need more than 10 percent of voters in his constituency to sign it to trigger a by-election.

A recall petition would also be triggered if the House of Commons decided to suspend him for 10 sitting days or more. If he were to withdraw, it would also lead to a by-election.

Additional reporting by Kaleigh Watterson