Lack of support for recall Bill would be ‘failure of Parliament’, MSPs told

The Bill was backed by MSPs at stage one on Thursday (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

Not passing a Bill which would allow for MSPs to lose their seats would be a “failure of Parliament”, the member behind it has said.

The Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill would allow the potential sacking of MSPs if they are jailed for more than six months or barred from Holyrood for 10 sitting days or more.