Moment Mike Amesbury dodges questions over if he will quit as an MP as he walks free from jail after appeal

Shamed former Labour MP Mike Amesbury has walked free from court having served just three days behind bars for punching one of his constituents, after successfully appealing against his sentence. Shamed former Labour MP Mike Amesbury pictured outside court after been released from the cells having served just three days behind bars for punching one of his constituents, after successfully appealing against his sentence Amesbury refused to say if he was going to resign as an MP as he was picked up by a waiting car from Chester Crown Court Saying he wanted to 'reiterate' his previous apology to Mr Fellows, he added: 'I'm now going to go and see my family and go home.' Disgraced MP Mike Amesbury pictured arriving at court in handcuffs this morning where he successfully appealed his 10-week prison sentence for punching a constituent in the street The 55-year-old MP for Runcorn and Helsby was filmed striking constituent Paul Fellows, 45, after they had an argument by a taxi rank at 2am in Amesbury's home town of Frodsham, Cheshire, on October 26 Mr Fellows seen as he fell to the ground after being punched by MP Mike Amesbury Paul Fellows pictured leaving his home on October 29 carrying an overnight bag He added that there was no criticism of the ten-week sentence imposed by District Judge Ikram on Monday but said the three days Amesbury had now spent behind bars represented an 'important change' in the scenario He told Amesbury that CCTV of the attack shows 'you lost your temper rather too readily' and therefore appeared to have anger management problems. Hearing Amesbury's appeal against Monday's ten-week jail sentence alongside two magistrates, the senior judge said it was 'fortunate' for both victim Mr Fellows and for the MP that more serious injuries weren't inflicted. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Tuesday, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'I want to see him either obviously resign or face recall, and so that we can have a new MP in place' Amesbury is also facing mounting pressure from all sides of the political spectrum to do the 'honourable thing' and resign his seat in the wake of the shocking incident As he was handed his 10-week jail sentence, Judge Tan Ikram said: 'Your reference to being a member of Parliament brings negative impact for the office you are privileged to hold.