An MP from Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish National Party (SNP) has been suspended after travelling home by train from London to Scotland despite having received a positive test result for Covid-19.
Margaret Ferrier was told her test was positive on Monday after she had spoken in Britain's parliament at Westminster. "On Monday evening I received a positive test result for Covid-19.
I travelled home by train on Tuesday morning without seeking advice. This was ... wrong and I am sorry," she said in a statement.
The SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford said on Twitter he was suspending her. Ms Sturgeon said: "This is utterly indefensible. "It's hard to express just how angry I feel on behalf of people across the country making hard sacrifices