Possible byelection looms for Rutherglen and Hamilton West after MP travelled back to Scotland on train despite positive test in 2020
An MP who broke Covid rules in the early stages of the pandemic is facing a 30-day suspension from theMargaret Ferrier, the MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, was found by the standards watchdog to have damaged the reputation of parliament and put the public at risk when she travelled by train after testing positive.
by the privileges committee for misleading parliament over the Partygate scandal. However, there is no known precedent in his case. A byelection would be the first big electoral test of the new Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf’s tenure, and an opportunity for Labour to show it is resurgent in Scotland after virtual electoral wipeout left it with just one MP.
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