Scottish MP Faces 30-day Suspension Over ‘Deliberate’ COVID-19 Rule Breach

Then Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Margaret Ferrier speaks in the House of Commons, London, on Oct. 28, 2020. Parliament TV

Scottish MP Margaret Ferrier should be suspended from Parliament for 30 days for breaking COVID-19 rules, the House of Commons standards watchdog said on Thursday.

The Committee on Standards found that the 62-year-old MP has “acted selfishly in her personal interest and in defiance of the public interest” and “caused significant damage to the reputation” of Parliament by failing to isolate after contracting COVID-19 in 2020.