Ferrier faces suspension and possible by-election over Covid breach:
Margaret Ferrier could face a by-election after a committee found she has damaged the ...
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Margaret Ferrier could lose seat after Covid rules breachA parliamentary committee recommended a 30-day suspension; MPs’ approval could trigger a recall petition.
Key FactsMar 30, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The Standards Committee recommended the suspension, which MPs still have to approve.
- The 30-day punishment exceeds ten sitting days; a by-election follows if 10% of constituents support the petition.
- A Glasgow court ordered 270 hours of community payback after Ferrier admitted culpably and recklessly exposing the public to infection risks.
- After receiving a positive test result, she travelled by train to Scotland the following morning instead of isolating.
We’ve said from day one that Margaret Ferrier should have stepped down because of her reckless action.— Humza Yousaf, First Minister of Scotland, responding to the Parliamentary Standards Committee report on Ferrier.
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