Independent MP Margaret Ferrier has lost her appeal against a proposed 30-day suspension from the House of Commons.
Ferrier, who was elected as a Scottish National Party (SNP) MP in December 2019, was suspended from her party after admitting she had travelled on a train between London and Scotland in September 2020—despite having tested positive for COVID-19.
In August 2022, Ferrier pleaded guilty to breaching COVID-19 rules and admitted “culpably and recklessly exposing the public” to the risk of “infection, illness, and death.”
She was subsequently ordered by a court to complete a 270-hour community payback order.
The Commons Standards Committee in March recommended that Ferrier should be suspended for 30 days, but she appealed against the decision….