Margaret Ferrier arrested over alleged COVID-19 rule breach SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Ms Ferrier took the train home to Glasgow from London in September 2020 after being told she had tested positive for Covid. She spoke in Parliament while awaiting the results of her test. The MP took the test on Saturday 26 September because she had a "tickly throat". Ms Ferrier took the train home to Glasgow from London after being told she had tested positive (Image: PARLIAMENT.TV) Ms Ferrier admitted that she had culpably and recklessly exposed the public to the virus before a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court. She had previously entered a plea of not guilty but entered a guilty plea before her trial got underway at … [Read more...] about Ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier admits reckless breach of Covid rules in Sturgeon hammer blow
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Donald Trump says what was Nancy Pelosi 'doing in Taiwan' SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info According to the report, the proposal to release the video has received a mixed reaction inside his orbit. A person close to the former US President told CNN that the CCTV footage has been so closely held that aides to the former President aren't sure if he has seen it in full himself. Related articles Huge queues to leave Crimea as explosions spark Russian terror Silence from Kremlin propaganda channel after deadly strike The person said: “I don't think it's been shared by anyone outside of the attorneys.” Yet when asked earlier this week by Fox's Sean Hannity whether the footage would be released, … [Read more...] about Donald Trump may release ‘not shared by anyone’ footage of FBI Mar-a-Lago search
MP Margaret Ferrier pleads guilty to exposing public to Covid
Published 3 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing An MP has pled guilty to breaching Covid rules after travelling by train despite knowing she had the virus. Margaret Ferrier spoke in parliament in September 2020 while awaiting the results of a Covid test. She then took the train home to Glasgow after being told she had tested positive. Ferrier admitted that she had culpably and recklessly exposed the public to the virus ahead of a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court. She was elected as an SNP MP but lost the whip and now sits as an independent. Margaret Ferrier: Who is the MP who broke Covid rules? The charge stated that she had failed to self isolate and had "exposed people to risk of infection, illness and death". Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month. The MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West took a Covid test … [Read more...] about MP Margaret Ferrier pleads guilty to exposing public to Covid
Margaret Ferrier: Commons speaker angry at ‘reckless’ Covid trip MP
Published 2 October 2020 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The House of Commons speaker has said he is "very, very angry" at the "reckless" behaviour of an MP who travelled from Glasgow to London with Covid-19 symptoms, then returned home after testing positive. Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he could not believe that Margaret Ferrier had put other people's health at risk. And he said she had not initially given a straight story to the authorities. Ms Ferrier has been suspended by the SNP and faces calls to quit as an MP. DUP MP Jim Shannon, who was seated at the same socially-distanced dining table as Ms Ferrier on Monday evening, is self-isolating but received a negative test result on Thursday afternoon. An Assistant Serjeant at Arms was close to Ms Ferrier when she spoke in the Commons on Monday but has not been advised to self-isolate. Ms Ferrier has apologised … [Read more...] about Margaret Ferrier: Commons speaker angry at ‘reckless’ Covid trip MP
Margaret Ferrier: Police launch investigation into Covid trip MP
Published 2 October 2020 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Police are investigating the actions of MP Margaret Ferrier, who travelled from Glasgow to London with Covid-19 symptoms then returned home after testing positive. The Met said it was looking at possible offences related to the Health Protection Regulations. Ms Ferrier has been widely condemned for risking the health of people in parliament and on public transport. She has been suspended by the SNP and faces calls to quit as an MP. The Met said in a statement that an MP had contacted Police Scotland on Thursday to say she may have breached legislation and guidance relating to coronavirus. Commons speaker angry at 'reckless' Covid trip MP Ferrier's covid breach embarrassing for Nicola Sturgeon Who is Margaret Ferrier? It said this had related to actions including a train journey on Tuesday … [Read more...] about Margaret Ferrier: Police launch investigation into Covid trip MP