Mr Derby requested the judge come back into court so he could make an application for bail for Amesbury, pending an appeal against his sentence.
Speaking outside court after entering his guilty plea, Amesbury said: “I’m sincerely sorry to Mr Fellows and his family.”.
The Runcorn and Helsby MP returned to Chester Crown Court in a prison van, wearing handcuffs, after he was dealt the immediate jail term on Monday which saw him spend three nights at HMP Altcourse.
Footage showed Amesbury punch Mr Fellows to the head, knocking him to the ground, then follow him onto the road and start to punch him again, at least five times.
When he was sentenced at Chester Magistrates’ Court, District Judge Tanveer Ikram said: “In this case an immediate custodial sentence is, in my judgment, necessary as a punishment and a deterrent.”.
