By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-03-17 13:11:22 | Updated at 2025-03-18 01:43:27
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Mike Amesbury has revealed that he now has to wear an "alcohol tag for 120 days" in an exclusive sit-down with GB News, hours before his official departure from the House of Commons.
Amesbury officially steps down as an MP today after he was handed a 10-week jail sentence for punching a constituent.
The former Labour MP’s sentence was suspended for two years, meaning he will not serve time behind bars but he has revealed that he will be forced to where an "alcohol tag" for 120 days and will be monitored for a year.
In an interview with Gloria De Piero, he explained: "That particular night I had been binge drinking, there is obviously an issue in regards to that.
"As a part of my sentencing I am also having 20 hours of anger management. I have also been having some support through a psychiatrist for the last four months."
The MP explained that he is "sad" and "devastated" for himself, his staff and his family.
Amesbury said: "I felt threatened, I should have walked away. I don't recognise myself I should have just walked away.
"In that video clip that you viewers have seen, something that I have watched time and time again, but it is me."
Mike Amesbury said he has been "punished and rightly so"
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"Personally, family members and constituents, I have paid a price. I have been punished and rightfully so.
"I hope that I do learn from this and clearly I condemn violence and yet anybody that knows me recognises that video was me in the early hours of that morning.
"I am so sincerely sorry to Mr Fellows, his family, my own family, constituents and parliamentarians. It is like a living nightmare but I am the one that got things wrong."
Amesbury has also claimed in that past that he had been dealing with death threats and a stalker before he punched Fellows - both of which raised his "anxiety levels."
Amesbury's departure has triggered a by-election where Labour is likely to face a strong challenge from Reform UK.
Reform candidate Jason Moorcroft finished second to Amesbury at the General Election and kicked off the campaign to force the disgraced MP to resign.
As well as demanding his resignation, Reform also looked to be gearing up for a potential by-election.
A source told GB News at the time: "Every house in the constituency has already had a letter from Nigel."
