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SNP MP apologises after threatening to fight neighbour ‘any f****** time’ in row over Celtic flag

Lanarkshire MP Steven Bonnar said he ‘reacted hastily’

Liam James
Sunday 19 April 2020 15:54 BST
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SNP MP Steven Bonnar has apologised after telling a neighbour he would fight him “any f****** time” in a heated altercation over a Celtic FC flag.

The dispute involving Mr Bonnar and an unidentified neighbour was over a Celtic FC flag hung in the window of the MP’s home in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire.

The two men challenged each other to a fight during the row, which was caught on video and uploaded to YouTube.

Mr Bonnar was asked by the neighbour in relation to the flag: “Is that necessary?”

The Lanarkshire MP is then seen crossing the street to repeatedly ask his neighbour: “Is what necessary?”

He can then be heard in the footage referring to his neighbour as a “headcase”, before saying he would fight the man “any f****** time”.

In a statement on Sunday, Mr Bonnar apologised and said he had been “drawn into” the argument.

He said: “I regret being drawn into a dispute with a neighbour and reacting hastily to comments made.

“I apologise for my language and behaviour, and for any upset caused.”

Mr Bonnar caused controversy last year when he crossed his fingers during the official swearing in of MPs in the House of Commons.

Additional reporting by Press Association

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