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Result of Ferrier recall vote will not be known ‘until at least Tuesday’

A recall petition that could see MP Margaret Ferrier ousted from the House of Commons has closed – although the result will not be known until later. Her Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat could become the first recall by-election in Scotland, if ...

31 Jul 2023 at 17:21

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. Mr Sarwar spoke of the ...

17 Apr 2023 at 16:32

MPs to vote on Bone suspension after bullying and sexual misconduct findings

MPs are expected to vote on Wednesday on the suspension of former minister Peter Bone after he was found to have committed bullying and sexual misconduct against a staff member. Parliament’s Independent Expert Panel (IEP) said the MP ...

25 Oct 2023 at 00:01

MPs set to vote on Bone suspension after bullying and sexual misconduct findings

24 Oct 2023 at 19:16

Recall petition for MP Peter Bone to close

A petition which could unseat MP Peter Bone will close to voters in his Northamptonshire constituency on Tuesday. The Wellingborough MP was suspended from the Commons for six weeks in October after an inquiry found he had ...

19 Dec 2023 at 09:08

Recall petition opens against MP caught in lobbying sting

A recall petition that could trigger another by-election has opened against a suspended ex-Tory MP who was caught in a lobbying sting. Scott Benton, the MP for Blackpool South, was filmed by The Times offering to lobby ...

12 Mar 2024 at 11:58

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. The punishment was proposed ...

22 May 2023 at 13:46

Sarwar: Ferrier should do right thing and resign before by-election

Sarwar: Margaret Ferrier should do the right thing and resign before by-election

Margaret Ferrier should “do the right thing” and resign after the former SNP MP lost an appeal over a proposed 30-day Commons ban, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said. The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP, who ...

22 May 2023 at 19:37

Recall by-election possible as Ferrier’s Commons ban approved

Scotland could see its first by-election held under parliamentary recall rules after MP Margaret Ferrier was suspended from the House of Commons for 30 days for breaching Covid rules. MPs overwhelmingly voted to ...

06 Jun 2023 at 17:26

Starmer backs recall petitions for Holyrood amid Matheson expenses scandal

Sir Keir Starmer has accused John Swinney of “picking up the Boris Johnson playbook” in his defence of former heath secretary Michael Matheson. The Labour leader told journalists in Greenock he supported a ...

31 May 2024 at 13:36

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Minister voices concern over potential for dark money campaigns to sack MSPs

A Scottish minister has expressed concern that anonymous campaigns could spend millions in bids to oust MSPs if a Bill to allow the public to sack those elected to Holyrood is passed. Jamie Hepburn, the ...

12 Jun 2025 at 12:02

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