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22.05.2023 / 10:33

Covid rulebreaker Margaret Ferrier loses appeal against Commons suspension

Disgraced MP Margaret Ferrier has lost an appeal to have her suspension from the Commons overturned for breaking covid rules.

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Margaret Ferrier branded 'desperate' after shamed covid MP begs people not to sign recall petition

Margaret Ferrier has been branded "desperate" after the disgraced MP begged constituents not to sign a recall petition to remove her from office.

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30.03.2023 / 09:35

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Margaret Ferrier MP who went on train knowing she had Covid-19 faces suspension from Parliament

An MP who travelled on the train while knowingly infected with Covid-19 could face a 30-day suspension from parliament - and could lose her seat if a by-election is called.

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13.09.2022 / 09:59

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MP who caught train from London to Glasgow whilst knowing she had Covid-19 to appear in court

An MP who took a train from London to Glasgow knowing she had tested positive for Covid-19 is due to be sentenced today.

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Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier pleads guilty to breaking covid travel rules after being told to self-isolate

Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier has admitted breaking coronavirus restrictions by using a public train after being told to self-isolate during lockdown.

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Trial date set for Margaret Ferrier, the Lanarkshire MP accused of breaking COVID rules

Lanarkshire MP Margaret Ferrier has been accused of failing to tell Test and Protect that she attended the Houses of Parliament.

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Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier to stand trial accused of breaking covid travel rules

An MP 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.

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Margaret Ferrier appears in court charged with alleged breaches of covid restrictions

court today charged with culpable and reckless conduct. The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP, 60, is accused of ignoring coronavirus regulations by travelling between Glasgow and London last September.

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Ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier arrested for alleged breach of Covid restrictions

MP Margaret Ferrier has been arrested and charged by police for an alleged breach of coronavirus restrictions

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Margaret Ferrier arrested and charged with alleged breaches of covid restrictions

coronavirus rules.The 60-year-old had the SNP whip removed after last year it emerged she made a trip from Glasgow to the House of Commons while waiting for results of a Covid-19 test - and a return journey after being informed she had the virus.Police Scotland on Monday confirmed a 60-year-old woman, understood to be Ferrier, had been arrested and charged in connection with alleged culpable and reckless conduct.A spokeswoman for the force said: "We can confirm that officers today arrested and charged a 60-year-old woman in connection with alleged culpable and reckless conduct."This follows a thorough investigation by Police Scotland into an alleged breach of coronavirus regulations between 26 and 29 September 2020."A report will be sent to

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Breaking: Rutherglen MP Margaret Ferrier arrested over alleged COVID breach

Rutherglen MP Margaret Ferrier has been arrested for alleged culpable and reckless conduct. The move follows an investigation into the politicians’s alleged breaches of coronavirus guidance, where she travelled to London despite displaying covid-19 symptoms, and then travelled back to Glasgow after being told she had tested positive.Ms Ferrier was suspended by the SNP as a result.A Police Scotland spokesman stated: “We can confirm officers today arrested and charged a 60-year-old woman in connection with alleged culpable and reckless conduct.“.This follows a thorough investigation by Police Scotland into an alleged breach of coronavirus regulations between 26 and 29 September 2020.

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Scottish MP Margaret Ferrier charged over alleged Covid-19 breach

British MP Margaret Ferrier has been arrested and charged after an alleged breach of coronavirus rules.

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Janey Godley has taken to Twitter to out an online troll who branded her a 'two-faced hypocritical witch'. The 59-year-old has been providing the nation with some much needed light-hearted relief during the coronavirus pandemic with her Nicola Sturgeon sketches, but not everyone has been singing her praises.

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Covid row MP Margaret Ferrier makes public appearance at festive event in Hamilton

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Under-fire MP Margaret Ferrier made a public outing last week before a festive event in Hamilton.The Covid row politician showed up in Hillhouse as the community gathered outside to spread some Christmas cheer.Link Tenants and Residents’ Association organised the ‘tree of hope’ and the MP was there to show her support.The tree has around 1500 lights and is switched on each day at 4.30pm.Diane McQuilter, secretary of Link, said: “We asked the residents what they would like to do to within the community that could bring us together in these absolutely horrendous times.“They came up with the idea of the tree of hope where people can come outdoors, and be

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Coronavirus outbreak at Scots police station as cops told to self-isolate

coronavirus at a police station in Lanarkshire, health chiefs confirmed today.Several officers from Police Scotland are now self-isolating while close contacts have also been told to quarantine as a precaution.News of the outbreak at the station - visited by coronavirus scandal MP Margaret Ferrier last month - comes as Lanarkshire is expected to head into tier four restrictions.Dr Martin Donaghy, consultant in public health medicine, NHS Lanarkshire, said: “NHS Lanarkshire’s Test and Protect team is currently investigating a small number of coronavirus cases affecting police officers in Lanarkshire.“We are working closely with Police Scotland with regards to the cases and close contacts who have been contacted."Public health advice has been

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Cops continue probe into shamed Covidiot MP Margaret Ferrier

MP who used public transport after testing positive for coronavirus.Shamed Margaret Ferrier has refused to step down from Parliament despite being suspended by the SNP.The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP travelled from Glasgow to London by train with Covid-19 symptoms in September and then made the return journey after testing positive.The politician referred to the incident as a “blip” and claimed the virus had made her act out of character.The Metropolitan Police in London said they would not take action but Police Scotland have confirmed the case remains under investigation.In response to a letter from Labour MSP Jackie Baillie, Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs wrote: “Police Scotland is aware of the decision made by the

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Rutherglen MP Margaret Ferrier to face no further action from Met Police over coronavirus train trip

Rutherglen representative was under investigation in relation to her train journey between London and Glasgow after testing positive with coronavirus.

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Covid MP Margaret Ferrier faces 'no further action' from Met Police after rule breach

Margaret Ferrier faces no further action from the Metropolitan Police after a probe on alleged covid rule breaking. In a statement issued on Thursday the Met said that the disgraced MP’s journey from London to Glasgow while she was infected with Covid 19 did not break the law as she had tested positive before the regulation banning travel came into force.

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Covid MP Margaret Ferrier defies Nicola Sturgeon by casting vote in clear signal she will not quit

calls for her resignation the Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP voted by proxy in the Commons on Monday evening. Ferrier, who is self-isolating since travelling from Glasgow to London and back while suffering covid symptoms, cast her vote remotely in the Agriculture Bill.

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Coronavirus MP Margaret Ferrier says SNP 'hung her out to dry' after pushing her to sign off on apology statement

Margaret Ferrier has claimed that SNP bosses 'hung her out to dry' in the ongoing scandal. The Rutherglen and Hamilton West member has been suspended by her party for travelling to Glasgow from Westminster after testing positive for the deadly virus.

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MP says she won't quit after travelling from Glasgow to Westminster with Covid-19 symptoms

coronavirus symptoms has said she won't quit as she faces backlash.

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Rutherglen MP Margaret Ferrier defies Nicola Sturgeon and says she will not resign over breaching covid guidelines

Cambuslang after testing positive for covid-19 was due to the illness making her "act out of character". Ms Ferrier had been asked to quit by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford and numerous other colleagues to stand down from her post.

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Covidiot SNP MP Margaret Ferrier refuses to quit £82,000 job despite virus train trip

Margaret Ferrier has refused to resign following bombshell revelations over her 800-mile round trip while suffering from coronavirus.

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Watch Piers Morgan say Margaret Ferrier MP should be “thrown in jail" over Covid breaches

following her Covid breach.But outspoken Morgan hit back, whilst debating the appropriate punishment for people who break the coronavirus legislation, and described Ferrier as a “political hooligan”, as he called for tough sanctions to be imposed.Morgan said: “What she did, the systematic way that she ignored every single rule, putting countless lives at risk – we don’t know how many people she encountered in the church, in the gym, in the beauty salon, on the two trains, in the houses of parliament .“She knew for at least half of it she was Covid positive.

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Covidiot Margaret Ferrier hailed as 'one of the best and brightest MPs' in the House of Commons

Margaret Ferrier has been hailed as "one of the best and brightest MPs" in Westminster by a top lawyer. The bizarre comment was made today by Geoffrey Robertson QC - a leading human rights campaigner - when asked about the possibility of increasing fines for people caught flouting lockdown rules.

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Margaret Ferrier gave church reading after Covidiot SNP MP developed virus symptoms

Margaret Ferrier attended a church service 24 hours after she developed symptoms for coronavirus, it has emerged.The shamed MP, who has been urged to quit for making an 800-mile round trip with Covid, also gave a reading at a mass in Glasgow.She has been accused of taking a “deliberate gamble” with people’s health and putting priests and worshippers’ lives at risk.Labour MSP Monica Lennon said: “Not even a place of worship was safe from this MP’s selfish and dangerous actions.“There is no end to Margaret Ferrier’s recklessness.

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Disgraced MP Margaret Ferrier attended church 24 hours after developing Covid symptoms

Disgraced MP Margaret Ferrier gave a reading at a church service a day after developing Covid-19 symptoms.

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Under-fire MP visited firms in trail of stupidity on day she took Covid-19 test

Under-fire MP Margaret Ferrier is under pressure to quit after breaching self-isolation rules multiple times by travelling across the UK with coronavirus.

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SNP MP Margaret Ferrier who has Covid visited beauty salon and gym on day she took test

Covid-19 - which later came back positive. The SNP politician has faced fierce backlash after making a 800 mile train trip, the first half waiting for test results and the second half knowing she was positive.

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Met Police investigating MP Margaret Ferrier over coronavirus breach

Margaret Ferrier after she travelled from London to Glasgow after testing positive for covid-19.In a statement, the force said: “An investigation is under way into reported breaches of the Health Protection Regulations 2020.“On Thursday, October 1, a Member of Parliament contacted Police Scotland to report she may have breached legislation and guidance relating to Covid-19.“This related to her actions earlier this week, including a train journey on Tuesday September 29 between London and Glasgow, following a positive Covid-19 test.“Following consultation with Police Scotland, officers from the Metropolitan Police, working with British Transport Police, are conducting an investigation into potential offences.“The Parliamentary Commissioner

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Coronavirus Scotland: 775 new cases includes big rise in Ayrshire

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 775 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Scotland as MP Margaret Ferrier faces calls to quit Westminster.Meanwhile, the number of positive coronavirus cases recorded in NHS Ayrshire & Arran has increased markedly by 46 to 1,776.The latest data has been published this afternoon by the Scottish Government as part of its daily briefing on how COVID-19 is impacting the nation.A total of 30,687 positive tests have been recorded since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak from 789,301 tests carried out.Scotland's death toll is up four to 2,526.However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 4,257 deaths had been

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Margaret Ferrier’s Covid infected journey - timeline of a scandal

Margaret Ferrier sparked outrage after admitting she travelled from her Rutherglen constituency to Westminster despite the need to self-isolate with coronavirus symptoms. The SNP politician also took the astonishing decision to ride the train back to Scotland after knowing she had tested positive.

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Dr Hilary slams 'arrogant or stupid' MP Margaret Ferrier for flouting coronavirus rules

Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones took aim at MP Margaret Ferrier, after she apologised for knowingly using public transport after testing positive for coronavirus.

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Question Time: Margaret Ferrier must resign after Covid trip, admits fellow SNP MP

Margaret Ferrier has no choice but to resign, a fellow Scottish National Party MP has said after she travelled by train to London despite having tested positive for coronavirus.

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MP Margaret Ferrier pays tribute to NHS staff in Parliament while having Covid-19

SNP MP Margaret Ferrier paid tribute to NHS staff in a Parliament speech after travelling hundreds of miles with Covid-19 symptoms. The politician demanded support for her constituents as she discussed their coronavirus fears in the House of Commons on Monday.

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Hamilton MP who breached Covid rules had accused Tories of being 'reckless' over Westminster return

she admitted breaching Covid-19 travel rules, but Hamilton MP Margaret Ferrier accused Tories of “reckless” behaviour over the return to Westminster earlier this year.

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Margaret Ferrier now focus of police probe after SNP MP took 800-mile train trip while infected with Covid-19

Police are investigating Margaret Ferrier MP after she took an 800-mile round trip from Glasgow to London while positive for Covid-19. Cops are 'looking into' the SNP MP's behaviour after she admitted to travelling to London despite having coronavirus symptoms.

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Hamilton MP Margaret Ferrier made cross-border journey after positive Covid-19 test

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Hamilton West MP Margaret Ferrier is facing calls to resign after admitting breaching Covid-19 rules,The SNP parliamentarian travelled home from London following a positive test.And the day before, instead of self-isolating while awaiting the results of her coronavirus test, she journeyed down to Westminster.The SNP whip has been suspended from Ms Ferrier, who is facing a huge backlash.And tonight, the MP revealed that she has notified the police of her actions.Ms Ferrier said: “I apologise unreservedly for breaching Covid-19 restrictions by travelling this week when I shouldn’t have.

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Nicola Sturgeon blasts MP Margaret Ferrier for 'utterly indefensible' covid rule breach

SNP colleague for breaking coronavirus rules and potentially putting lives at risk.The Scottish First Minister spoke out after Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Margaret Ferrier admitted taking a train from Glasgow to London after showing symptoms, then speaking in a Westminster debate before travelling back by train after a positive coronavirus result.Now Ferrier has confessed 'there is no excuse for my actions' with the MP being suspended by the whip.Sturgeon tweeted: "This is utterly indefensible. It’s hard to express just how angry I feel on behalf of people across the country making hard sacrifices every day to help beat COVID.

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Scottish MP Margaret Ferrier suspended after taking train journey despite positive test

An MP from Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish National Party (SNP) has been suspended after travelling home by train from London to Scotland despite having received a positive test result for Covid-19.

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SNP suspend MP Margaret Ferrier for cross border train trip after positive Covid test

SNP have suspended MP Margaret Ferrier after she admitted a shocking series of Covid rule breaches, including travelling from London to Glasgow following a positive test.The astonishing behaviour sent shockwaves among politicians and across social media with demands for her immediate sacking and resignation.In a statement one hour after Ferrier confessed on Twitter, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford confirmed: "I have spoken with Margaret Ferrier this evening who fully accepts that what she did was wrong."Margaret will be referring herself to the parliamentary standards commissioner as well as the police.

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Rutherglen MP Margaret Ferrier suspended following cross border train trip after positive Covid test

Rutherglen MP Margaret Ferrier after she admitted a shocking series of Covid rule breaches, including travelling from London to Glasgow following a positive test. The astonishing behaviour sent shockwaves among politicians and across social media with demands for her immediate sacking and resignation.In a statement one hour after Ferrier confessed on Twitter, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford confirmed: “I have spoken with Margaret Ferrier this evening who fully accepts that what she did was wrong.“Margaret will be referring herself to the parliamentary standards commissioner as well as the police.

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Piers Morgan slams 'selfish and stupid' MP who travelled with coronavirus

Piers Morgan is known for being outspoken, and Thursday was no different as he slammed an MP on social media.Scottish Member of Parliament Margaret Ferrier had taken to Twitter just moments earlier and released a statement in which she apologised for travelling – despite showing symptoms of coronavirus.Posting a statement on the social media site, she wrote: "I apologise unreservedly for breaching Covid-19 restrictions by travelling this week when I shouldn’t have. There is no excuse for my actions.“On Saturday afternoon, after experiencing mild symptoms, I requested a Covid-19 test which I took that day.

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'Covidiot' SNP MP admits taking 800-mile trip from Glasgow by train while infected with virus

SNP MP has admitted travelling from Glasgow by train to attend Parliament in London while infected with Covid-19. Margaret Ferrier, MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, took a test last weekend after experiencing 'mild' coronavirus symptoms.

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Rutherglen MP Margaret Ferrier on why Government financial support is needed to help save jobs

my constituents work at the Renfrewshire plant and they are understandably fearful for their futures, especially when unemployment is on the rise and job vacancies are falling to an all-time low. What worries me most is that Rolls-Royce is considered a symbol of high quality, an icon of Britain’s historic prowess in engineering and manufacturing.We must do everything that we can to save livelihoods.

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Rutherglen MP calls for Dominic Cummings to resign after Prime Minister's top advisor breaks lockdown rules

Rutherglen’s MP has called for the Prime Minister’s chief advisor to resign after it was revealed he broke lockdown rules.

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Politicians shock at lockdown drug death stats

Tory MSP Graham Simpson called the figures “disturbing,” saying they indicated “a much higher rate of drug-related deaths” than before lockdown.

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