Disgraced Falkirk MP Eric Joyce resigned from the Labour Party yesterday to deal with "a number of personal issues" following his conviction for drunkenly headbutting two Tories in a House of Commons bar last month.
Joyce told fellow MPs his behaviour in the Strangers' Bar on February 22, for which he was fined £3000 in court and ordered to pay £1400 to victims, meant he had "fallen egregiously below" the standards required of a parliamentarian.
He told the House of Commons: "Members will be aware of events in the Strangers' Bar on February 22 during which the standard of my conduct fell egregiously below what is required by a member of this House, or indeed anyone, anywhere.
"I am grateful for this opportunity to apologise without reservation to the House."
He added: "Clearly I have a number of personal issues to address, and you can be assured that this will take place.
"I would also like to inform the House that I have today tendered my resignation as a member of the Labour Party to the party leader."
Joyce pled guilty to four counts of common assault at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday, later admitting that he was fortunate not to receive a jail sentence.
He also received a 12-month community order banning him from entering bars and licensed premises for three months and a curfew from Friday to Sunday for the attack on Tory MPs Stuart Andrew and Ben Maney.
He said he was "hammered" on red wine during the brawl, launched into a frenzied attack after shouting that the bar "was full of f****** Tories".
The former soldier told the Commons said he would especially like to say sorry to Mr Andrew and fellow Tory Andrew Percy, who he abused during the brawl.
Labour whip Phil Wilson, Tory MPs Jackie Doyle-Price and Alec Shelbrooke, and Conservative councillors Luke MacKenzie and Mr Maney also received apologies.
The politician, who earns £65,000 a year, mentioned the police officers who attended in his resignation statement, adding he would say sorry to his constituents outside the chamber.
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