Following his tweet this morning:

Just out of dentist. 1 It appears that some people who don't know me think I actually go round punching "in the throat". Not true.

— Michael Fabricant (@Mike_Fabricant) June 20, 2014

2. If anyone believes I would seriously threaten someone with violence, I of course withdraw and apologise

— Michael Fabricant (@Mike_Fabricant) June 20, 2014

Twitterstorm over in an hour.

UPDATE: Or maybe it isn’t…

Fabricant apologises. Tory HQ and Labour HQ subsequently demand he apologises. Twitter storm news cycles so fast they can't keep up.

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) June 20, 2014

So just for the avoidance of any doubt: I am v sorry for tweet. It was wrong to joke abt punching + I completely withdraw and apologise.

— Michael Fabricant (@Mike_Fabricant) June 20, 2014