SNP Faces By-election After Recall Petition Forces out COVID-19 Breach MP Margaret Ferrier

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

The Scottish National Party (SNP) will face a by-election test after MP Margaret Ferrier, who admitted breaching COVID-19 rules by travelling on a train between London and Scotland in September 2020 despite being told to self-isolate, was forced to step down.

A petition to recall Ms. Ferrier, 62, reached the required number of signatures, triggering a by-election in her Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency.