The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) said Matheson broke the code of conduct for members in his handling of the near-£11,000 data roaming bill.
Humza Yousaf has been urged to remove the whip from Michael Matheson after he was found to have breached parliamentary rules.
The former health secretary – who quit the Cabinet last month as he said he feared the issue had become a “distraction” – said in an emotional statement in Holyrood in November that his sons had used his device as a hotspot to watch football. Ross wrote: “While you have defended your close friend and colleague throughout this scandal, it is clear to many that Michael Matheson should not continue to have your support through maintaining the SNP whip at Holyrood.
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