Airdrie's MP joins calls for Margaret Ferrier to resign

Margaret Ferrier must step down despite her stubborn refusal to quit for breaking public health coronavirus rules. The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP broke her silence today by insisting will not resign despite the public backlash over her journeys between Glasgow and Westminster with Covid-19 symptoms, including a return journey after testing positive.

Margaret Ferrier has blasted critics for likening her to fellow rule breaker Dominic Cummings.

Scottish MP Margaret Ferrier said she will not resign despite backlash over repeatedly breaching coronavirus rules by travelling after developing symptoms.

Cambuslang after testing positive for covid-19 was due to the illness making her "act out of character". Ms Ferrier had been asked to quit by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford and numerous other colleagues to stand down from her post.

Margaret Ferrier has refused to resign following bombshell revelations over her 800-mile round trip while suffering from coronavirus.

Rutherglen SNP Constituency Association have issued an statement expressing that they are "hurt and disappointed" at her actions. Ms Ferrier last week travelled to London despite having coronavirus symptoms.

following her Covid breach.But outspoken Morgan hit back, whilst debating the appropriate punishment for people who break the coronavirus legislation, and described Ferrier as a “political hooligan”, as he called for tough sanctions to be imposed.Morgan said: “What she did, the systematic way that she ignored every single  rule, putting countless lives at risk – we don’t know how many people she encountered in the church, in the gym, in the beauty salon, on the two trains, in the houses of parliament .“She knew for at least half of it she was Covid positive.

Piers Morgan has backed calls for Margaret Ferrier to be thrown in jail after details of her coronavirus breaches emerged. The Good Morning Britain presenter clashed with top human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC on today’s episode of the popular ITV show.

Margaret Ferrier has been hailed as "one of the best and brightest MPs" in Westminster by a top lawyer. The bizarre comment was made today by Geoffrey Robertson QC - a leading human rights campaigner - when asked about the possibility of increasing fines for people caught flouting lockdown rules.

Margaret Ferrier has refused to stand down and will hold a virtual public meeting in her constituency today.Ferrier, elected as the SNP MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West in December, was widely condemned after using public transport while suffering from coronavirus.After receiving a positive result, she jumped on the train to Glasgow and exposed her fellow passengers to the virus.Nicola Sturgeon blasted her “reckless, dangerous” actions and demanded her resignation as an MP.The Daily Record also revealed that Ferrier attended a public mass at St Mungo’s, a Catholic church in the Townhead area of Glasgow, on the day after she took the test.An eye witness said she sat near the front of the service and made a five-minute reading from the

Margaret Ferrier attended a church service 24 hours after she developed symptoms for coronavirus, it has emerged.The shamed MP, who has been urged to quit for making an 800-mile round trip with Covid, also gave a reading at a mass in Glasgow.She has been accused of taking a “deliberate gamble” with people’s health and putting priests and worshippers’ lives at risk.Labour MSP Monica Lennon said: “Not even a place of worship was safe from this MP’s selfish and dangerous actions.“There is no end to Margaret Ferrier’s recklessness.

Disgraced MP Margaret Ferrier gave a reading at a church service a day after developing Covid-19 symptoms.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The First Minister has suggested the fact Margaret Ferrier is still suffering from Covid could be why she has not decided to resign.Nicola Sturgeon admitted the Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP’s illness does not take away the anger she feels at her for breaching Covid rules, but should be considered when asking why Ferrier has not decided to step down at this time.The First Minister said: “It doesn’t take away from the very real anger I feel at her actions but she does have Covid, and when I spoke to her on Friday, she seemed well in the sense she wasn’t suffering from serious symptoms but Covid as we know can be a nasty illness.“So I would just point

branded her actions “inexplicable” and “reckless”.

Margaret Ferrier has fallen foul of “trial by media” and blasted the “virtue signalling” against her.

Margaret Ferrier could be removed from her seat by voters if she fails to do quit on her own terms, the SNP Westminster leader claimed. Ian Blackford said the Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP needs to the do the honourable thing in a direct challenged for her to break her silence and resign.

Under-fire MP Margaret Ferrier is under pressure to quit after breaching self-isolation rules multiple times by travelling across the UK with coronavirus.

Nicola Sturgeon to expel rogue MP Margaret Ferrier from the SNP.

Covid trail in her ­constituency – ­forcing firms to scour CCTV footage amid fears she had spread the virus.She also had face-to-face meetings with police officers, who had to take medical advice over ­self-isolation.Owners of ­popular firms in ­Lanarkshire yesterday told how they were left shocked and angry after the SNP politician visited a gift shop, beauty salon and ­leisure centre on the same day she took a test for Covid-19 – which later came back positive.The 60-year-old has refused to resign from her £81,000-a-year job despite a request from First ­Minister Nicola Sturgeon.Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has now demanded ­Sturgeon support a recall ­petition that could result in ­Ferrier becoming just the third MP in history

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has called on Nicola Sturgeon to join forces with him to demand shamed SNP MP Margaret Ferrier's resignation. Ferrier has lost the SNP whip for using public transport to attend Westminster, despite waiting on test results for coronavirus and for returning to Scotland after being confirmed positive.

Covid-19 - which later came back positive. The SNP politician has faced fierce backlash after making a 800 mile train trip, the first half waiting for test results and the second half knowing she was positive.