Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier, who now sits as an independent after having the whip removed, has pleaded guilty to breaking COVID rules after she was initially told to self-isolate of the pandemic
Ferrier admitted breaking the rules by traveling on a train between Scotland and London after failing to self-isolate in September 2020, during a hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Thursday.
The independent MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West admitted deliberately exposing people “to the risk of infection, disease and death” by visiting various sites in the Glasgow and London area.
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The 61-year-old, who became an MP in 2015, was due to stand trial this week before pleading guilty.
She was stripped of the SNP whip in 2020 after the allegations emerged and has been pressured to resign her seat, but remains an MP.
Mrs. Ferrier was tested for COVID on Saturday, September 26, 2020 because she had a sore throat.
While still awaiting the result, he traveled to London by train on Monday and spoke in the Commons.
A short time later, Ms. Ferrier discovered that she had tested positive for the virus.
He decided to get on a train back to Glasgow the next day, being aware of COVID.
Ms Ferrier previously referred the matter to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and the police and said she “deeply regrets” her actions.
When Ms Ferrier’s actions first came to light, Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, called for her resignation, calling her actions “dangerous and indefensible”.