Ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier faces 30-DAY Commons ban for travelling across ... trends now

Ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier faces 30-DAY Commons ban for travelling across ... trends now
Ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier faces 30-DAY Commons ban for travelling across ... trends now

Ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier faces 30-DAY Commons ban for travelling across ... trends now

Ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier faces a 30-DAY ban from the Commons - and a potential by-election - for travelling across Britain by train when she knew she was ill with Covid

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A former SNP MP could lose her seat after being handed a 30-day ban from the Commons for travelling across Britain when she knew she was ill with Covid.

Parliament's Committee on Standards has recommended the punishment for  Margaret Ferrier over her incredible breach of coronavirus rules.

The MP travelled in and around Glasgow and to London in September 2020 after taking a test, instead of isolating. 

While awaiting the results, she spoke in the Houses of Parliament and visited places in London. She then returned to Scotland after receiving a positive result.

Ms Ferrier, who was kicked out by the SNP over the astonishing journey, has already been ordered to do 270 hours of unpaid work after admitting culpably and recklessly exposing the public 'to the risk of infection, illness and death'.

But the Committee today handed down what is an unusually long suspension, saying 'if Ms Ferrier had been a public sector employee in a position of trust or leadership, she could have faced severe disciplinary consequences, potentially including dismissal, for these or

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