She said there is “no excuse for my actions” and “I unreservedly apologize for violating COVID-19 restrictions while traveling this week when I shouldn’t have. “
Ian Blackford, the leader of Westminster, said he had suspended Ms. Ferrier, who had agreed to refer to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and Police.
SNP leader and Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said her movements were “totally indefensible. “
She added: “It’s hard to explain how angry I feel on behalf of other people across the country who make great sacrifices every day to help defeat COVID. The regulations apply to each and every one and are in a position to remain others. sure. “
In a statement, Rutherglen and Hamilton West’s deputy said she had a coronavirus on Saturday after experiencing mild symptoms that day.
“Feeling much better, then I went to London on Monday to attend Parliament as planned,” he said.
“It wasn’t true, and I’m sorry for my mistake. “
On Monday, Ms. Ferrier spoke in the debate on coronavirus in the Commons in which she said she had tested positive.
He continued: “I went home exercising on Tuesday morning without asking for advice.
“It was, too, and I’m sorry. I’ve been isolated at home ever since.
“I used Test and Protect and informed the House of Commons government that he spoke to Public Health England. I’ve informed the police of my actions.
“Although I feel good, I have turned away from myself while waiting for the result of my test, and I deeply regret my actions.
“I assume the full duty and urge everyone not to make the same mistakes as me and to do everything possible to restrict the spread of COVID-19. “
A Speaker of the House of Commons said he had “closely followed public aptitude rules on what to do after a shown case of COVID on the ground” and that the scenario remained “under constant surveillance. “
They added: “We are also implementing a series of blank measures to ensure that those running in the box can maintain a blank and hygienic running environment and ensure that Parliament adheres to government rules on ‘safe coronavirus tables’.
“Our threat assessment describes the measures we have already put in position in the face of the threat of transmission to Parliament.
Ferrier has asked Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings to resign after it was revealed that he had travelled more than two hundred miles to Durham County from London at the height of the closure.
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“Dominic Cummings’ movements have undermined the sacrifices we have all made by locking ourselves up to protect each other from coronavirus. His position is unsustainable and he will have to get rid of it from the workplace now,” he told the Daily Record at the time. .
She added: “The public aptitude recommendation is clear. For the protection of others, anyone with coronavirus symptoms will need to isolate themselves, according to government guidelines. You won’t have to leave space for any reason. “
Labour’s shadow secretary in Scotland, Ian Murray, said his “incredible recklessness” had “put people’s fitness at risk,” while msp and former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said he “has to go. “
The Aslef Train Drivers Union said: “We have worked day after day to keep our railway as safe as possible for passengers and staff. For a Member of Parliament, tackling an exercise knowing that he has COVID-19 is harmful and disgraceful. “
A Spokesman for the Scottish Police said: “We are part of the cases and we are in touch with our colleagues in the Metropolitan Police Service. “