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Falkirk MP Eric Joyce has been fined £1,500 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after admitting abusive behaviour at the city's airport. | Falkirk MP Eric Joyce has been fined £1,500 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after admitting abusive behaviour at the city's airport. |
He entered a guilty plea to one charge of breach of the peace when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. | |
The 53-year-old former Labour politician was also ordered to pay compensation of £100 to the airport worker he abused. | |
The incident happened at the airport on 19 May last year. | |
Speaking outside court, Joyce apologised to the airport staff and police officers involved in the incident, and to his constituents. | |
The former Army major also said he would reflect on whether to continue as an MP until the next general election. | |
He said: "My instinct is to stay but I don't know how I will feel in a few days. | |
"I am very embarrassed that this has happened. My constituents have seen this before, so they might think other apologies are not meant, but they are." | |
Asked if he had a problem with alcohol, Joyce said he had addressed such issues. | |
"I think I am well past that now," he said. | |
Two years ago, Joyce was arrested over allegations he assaulted four fellow politicians in a House of Commons bar. | |
He was later fined £3,000 at Westminster Magistrates' Court, and banned from pubs for three months. | |
He was expelled from the Labour party following the incident, and announced he would not seek re-election at the next general election. | |
Labour's subsequent search for a candidate to replace Joyce led to allegations of vote-rigging and the party changing its relationship with the unions. | |
In March 2013, Joyce was arrested over another alleged brawl in a Commons bar, but did not face charges. | |
He was convicted in 2010 of driving while over the legal alcohol limit. |