Margaret Ferrier can now return to the House of Commons after serving a 30-day suspension.
The Rutherglen & Hamilton West representative was issued with a ban from the chamber after the parliamentary standards committee ruled that she had breached the members’ code of conduct when she “knowingly and recklessly” travelled to and from London with Covid-19 in September 2020.
With the sanction starting on June 7, its term of 30 consecutive days has now been completed allowing the independent member to return to Westminster – but the recall petition which could result in a by-election in the constituency remains open for electors’ signatures for a further three weeks.
