Ms Ferrier was ruled to have damaged the reputation of the Commons and put people at risk when she took part in a debate at Westminster after travelling by train while suffering from coronavirus in September 2020
symptoms on Saturday 26 September 2020, and after taking a test still went to church and had lunch with a family member the following day.
The rules at the time stated Ms Ferrier should have been isolating until she received her test result., took part in a Commons debate and ate in the members' tearoom in parliament. That evening she received a text telling her the test was positive but instead of isolating, she travelled back to Scotland by train the following morning.After the Commons Standards Committee recommended that Ms Ferrier be suspended for 30 days, she appealed against the decision."There are ways they have made me a better parliamentarian, reminding me of the privilege that I hold in this job and the way that my words and actions can impact in positive ways, too.
"It is why, despite all the hard part of remaining in the public eye, I have not shirked my responsibilities and have continued to regularly attend parliament and engage with my constituents."The panel said she"acted selfishly", adding:"She acted with blatant and deliberate dishonest intent."
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