SNP’s Kenny MacAskill becomes party’s first Westminster MP to defect to Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party Kenny MacAskill has represented East Lothian in the Commons since 2019 He insisted the switch would bolster, not derail, the independence movement Ex-SNP MP Corrie Wilson is also joining the former first minister in the election By Jack Elsom … Read more
Millions of people would still be waiting to be vaccinated in an independent Scotland, Boris Johnson suggested today as he blasted the SNP’s ‘obsession’ with breaking up the UK. In an address to the Scottish Conservatives’ spring conference the Prime Minister hailed ‘the UK’s collective strength’ in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. And he turned both … Read more
Joanna Cherry is sacked from the SNP’s Westminster frontbench after row over gender recognition and trans rights as widely-tipped leadership challenger to Nicola Sturgeon blasts party chiefs Joanna Cherry said she had been ‘sacked’ from the SNP Westminster frontbench She is widely tipped as a future SNP leadership challenger to Nicola Sturgeon Ms Cherry has … Read more
Ian Blackford has joined furious calls for SNP’s Margaret Ferrier to resign after it was revealed the MP made a 400-mile train trip knowing she had tested positive for Covid-19. Ms Ferrier has admitted travelling to Parliament and speaking in the Commons after developing coronavirus symptoms, and then taking a train back to Scotland after … Read more
The SNP MP who flouted coronavirus self-isolation rules by travelling hundreds of miles across Britain is resisting calls to quit. Margaret Ferrier also visited a gym, shops and a beauty salon on the day she became ill and has faced a barrage of criticism since being diagnosed with the virus. The 60-year-old posted images on her … Read more
An SNP MP who flouted coronavirus self-isolation rules by travelling hundreds of miles across Britain to attend the Commons while ill with Covid-19 was branded ‘completely reckless’ today as she faced a police investigation. Scotland Yard confirmed it was looking into Margaret Ferrier’s admission last night that she travelled 400 miles from Glasgow to London … Read more
SNP’s Margaret Ferrier sparks coronavirus alert in Westminster after travelling 400 miles to the Commons before testing positive for Covid-19 By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 18:08 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 18:20 BST, 1 October 2020 An SNP MP tonight sparked a coronavirus alert in the heart of Westminster after admitting … Read more
Yesterday Scotland’s First Minister issued advice on the Scottish Government’s website calling for members of the public to wear face coverings. This morning George Eustice told Dan Walker that Public Health England remains sceptical regarding the value of face masks. The Conservative MP stated that face coverings have a limited impact in preventing the coronavirus … Read more