Shamed MP Margaret Ferrier faces suspension after travelling on train with Covid

SHAMED nationalist MP Margaret Ferrier is set to face a by-election for her infamous Covid law breach, it emerged today.

In late September 2020, she travelled between Glasgow and London via train after developing coronavirus symptoms and taking a test.

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Whilst in London she discovered she was positive for Covid-19 and decided to travel back to Scotland via train despite knowing she was infectious.

Ms Ferrier pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to culpably and recklessly exposing the public to the virus.

She was ordered to carry out 270 hours of community service.

Ms Ferrier clung on to her seat as the sentence did not pass the threshold for parliament “Recall” rules.

But the Commons standards committee has now recommended she is suspended from the Commons for 30 days.

And if rubber-stamped by MPs, this would be enough to trigger a byelection under Recall law.

Ms Ferrier was ditched from the SNP parliamentary party after the now-notorious September 2020 incident emerged – and now sits as an independent.

We told at the time of her conviction how the Commons probe could still lead to Ferrier losing her seat – a top target for Labour.

A Recall petition would trigger a byelection if ten per cent of registered voters sign up.

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