Ms Ferrier was subsequently suspended from the Commons for 30 days, which triggered the recall petition.īoth Scottish Labour and the SNP have got their eyes on Ms Ferrier's seat, should a by-election take place. She was later charged by police and ordered to undertake 270 hours of unpaid work after admitting culpably and recklessly exposing the public "to the risk of infection, illness and death" as a result of her behaviour. Ms Ferrier, a former SNP MP who now sits as an independent, was ruled to have damaged the reputation of the Commons and put people at risk after taking part in a debate at Westminster and travelling by train while suffering from coronavirus in September 2020. South Lanarkshire Council will begin counting the signatures at 3.30pm today, with 8,113 required to spark a contest. The petition opened on 20 June and closed at 5pm yesterday. If 10% or more of her constituents in Rutherglen and Hamilton West have signed the petition, Ms Ferrier will be removed from her seat - and a by-election called. The outcome of a recall petition sparked by the suspension of the COVID rule-breaking MP Margaret Ferrier from the Commons is due later today.
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