MP Margaret Ferrier pleads guilty to breaching Covid rules

Prosecutors say former SNP politician made several journeys after being told to self-isolate in September 2020

The MP Margaret Ferrier has pleaded guilty to breaching Covid rules by travelling on a train between Scotland and London after being told to self-isolate in September 2020.

At a hearing at Glasgow sheriff court on Thursday, Ferrier, 61, admitted she had culpably and recklessly exposed the public to the virus.