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Covid-breach Lanarkshire MP Margaret Ferrier faces Commons suspension

Margaret Ferrier could also now face a by-election in her Rutherglen & Hamilton West seat following her widely-criticised actions

Daily Record · Mar 30, 2023

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

Margaret Ferrier received a text telling her the test was positive but, instead of isolating, she took a train home the following morning

Wales Online · Mar 30, 2023

Tories try to reduce MP’s suspension to avoid triggering a possible by-election

The trio on the committee that recommended Margaret Ferrier gets a 30-day suspension will also rule on the fate of Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

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

The length of the suspension could trigger a by-election in her seat.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

MP who got on train while she had Covid faces 30-day suspension and possible by-election

Margaret Ferrier faces the severe punishment after the ex-SNP MP travelled hundreds of miles by train to London from Scotland in September while awaiting a Covid test result

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023

Ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier could face by-election after suspension recommendation

FORMER SNP MP Margaret Ferrier could face a by-election after a Commons standards watchdog recommended she should be suspended from Parliament for…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 30, 2023

Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier could face by-election after Commons committee recommends suspension

Ferrier was stripped of the SNP whip and received a criminal conviction after travelling from London to Glasgow by train while infected with Covid at the height of the pandemic.

Daily Record · Mar 30, 2023

MP calls for hygiene bins in men’s toilets for those experiencing incontinence

Margaret Ferrier told the Commons that a typical side effect of treatment for prostate cancer is the loss of bladder control.

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Who is donating to Labour, LibDem and Alba MPs and how much are they getting?

A DATABASE has revealed who is funding Scottish MPs - but who is funding politicians in Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Alba?

The National (Scotland) · Jan 13, 2023

Independents now outnumber Lib Dems after Andrew Bridgen loses Tory whip

There are now 15 independent MPs in Parliament, all of whom have been suspended from their former parties.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023