MPs Vote to Approve Margaret Ferrier's 30-Day Commons Suspension

MPs Vote to Approve Margaret Ferrier’s 30-Day Commons Suspension

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The House of Commons has approved the Committee on Standards’ recommendation to ban Margaret Ferrier for 30 days by a margin of 185-40. The length of the ban surpasses the threshold for a recall petition, paving the way for a by-election in marginal Rutherglen and Hamilton West. It’s nearly over…

There was a strong cohort of Tory MPs opposing the motion.