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Margaret Ferrier admits putting public at risk with train trip during pandemic

An MP has pleaded guilty to putting people at risk by travelling on a train from London to Scotland knowing she had Covid-19, in breach of coronavirus rules. Margaret Ferrier travelled in and around Glasgow and to London in September 2020 after ...

19 Aug 2022 at 10:59

MP ‘failed to tell officials she went to Parliament with Covid symptoms’

Ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier set to face trial in August

An MP who is accused of putting people at risk by travelling between Glasgow and London by train with coronavirus symptoms did not tell NHS Test and Protect officials she went into Parliament, a court has heard. Margaret Ferrier is accused of ...

26 Jul 2022 at 15:26

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Nicola Sturgeon urged to tell lawbreaking MP Margaret Ferrier to resign

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to pick up the phone to a lawbreaking former SNP MP and “tell her in no uncertain terms” to quit. Margaret Ferrier admitted at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday that she had put people at risk by travelling on ...

19 Aug 2022 at 10:25

Monkeypox outbreak delays defence report for trial of Covid charge MP

The monkeypox outbreak has delayed a defence report for the trial of an MP accused of putting people at risk by travelling between Glasgow and London by train with coronavirus symptoms, a court has heard. Margaret Ferrier is accused of ...

14 Jun 2022 at 12:46

MP Margaret Ferrier to face trial accused of travel while having Covid symptoms

An MP accused of putting people at risk by travelling between Glasgow and London by train with coronavirus symptoms is to stand trial in August. Margaret Ferrier is accused of wilfully exposing people “to the risk of infection, ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Ferrier faces 30-day Commons suspension for Covid-19 rule breaches

Covid rulebreaker Margaret Ferrier could face a by-election as a Commons standards watchdog recommended she should be suspended from Parliament for 30 days. The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP was found to have damaged the ...

30 Mar 2023 at 10:35

Yousaf denies SNP bankruptcy claims as ruling body orders governance review

Humza Yousaf has denied the SNP faces bankruptcy as he confirmed forensic auditors could be appointed following a meeting of the party’s ruling body. Speaking to reporters shortly after the SNP’s National Executive ...

15 Apr 2023 at 16:06

Sarwar: We can get support for by-election after Ferrier’s Covid breach

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said he is “confident” enough people will sign the petition needed to spark a by-election if former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier is suspended from the Commons for 10 days or more. ...

17 Apr 2023 at 16:32

SNP announces candidate for potential by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton

The SNP has chosen their candidate for a potential by-election to replace shamed MP Margaret Ferrier. Humza Yousaf’s party has nominated Katy Loudon as its candidate in Rutherglen and Hamilton, a by-election ...

09 Jun 2023 at 18:23

Decision on Commons suspension for MP Margaret Ferrier delayed

Margaret Ferrier’s proposed 30-day suspension from the House of Commons for breaching coronavirus rules has been delayed. A motion was listed on Thursday’s order paper which, if approved, would have ...

25 May 2023 at 19:55

Starmer warns against ‘dither and delay’ on Ferrier suspension

Starmer confident Ferrier’s constituents are ready to ‘see the back of her’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he is in “no doubt” there will be a by-election in Margaret Ferrier’s seat, as he urged the SNP and Conservatives to avoid “dither and delay”. Speaking ...

26 May 2023 at 16:04

Margaret Ferrier loses appeal over Commons ban increasing chance of by-election

Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier has lost her appeal against a proposed 30-day suspension from Commons – bringing a by-election in her Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency a step closer. ...

22 May 2023 at 13:46

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