MP Margaret Ferrier will appeal against a proposed 30-day ban from the House of Commons over breaching Covid rules.

It comes after she spoke in parliament in September 2020 while awaiting the results of a Covid test.

The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP then took a train home to Glasgow after being told she had tested positive.

Last month the Commons' Standards Committee recommended that Ms Ferrier should be suspended following an investigation.

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