MP Mike Amesbury has admitted assault by beating after a video emerged showing him punching a man to the ground in his Cheshire constituency.
Amesbury, who represents Runcorn and Helsby, pleaded guilty to assaulting the 45-year-old at Chester Magistrates’ Court.
He had been suspended from the Labour Party after the footage appeared of the fracas, which occurred in Frodsham, Cheshire, at 02:45 BST on 26 October last year.
The video, which did not show the lead up to the altercation, recorded Amesbury shouting: “You won’t threaten the MP ever again, will you?”
Amesbury, who now sits as an independent MP, won his seat at the general election in July with a majority of 14,696.
He had served under Labour since 2017 and was a shadow minister between 2018 and 2024.
Alison Storey, prosecuting, told the court at about 02:00 GMT victim Paul Fellows was in Frodsham town centre and went to a taxi rank.
He was alone and had been drinking, she said.
Ms Storey said: “Mr Amesbury arrived at the same taxi rank. He too was alone and he too had been drinking.”
