Nicola Sturgeon briefing RECAP: Margaret Ferrier MP refuses to resign her position

The First Minister has again called for MP Margaret Ferrier to resign after the SNP member broke coronavirus rules by taking the train back to Scotland after testing positive.

Ms Ferrier told the Scottish Sun: “This has been an awful experience but I’ll keep fighting for my constituents because that’s who I am.”

Nicola Sturgeon responded to this news saying: “I couldn’t be clearer, she should step down from Parliament.

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“The lapse of judgement in travelling hundreds of miles knowing she had tested positive for Covid-19 was so significant and so unacceptable that I don’t think there is any other acceptable course of action for her.”

Scotland recorded 956 new positive cases of coronavirus on Sunday.

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