There will now be a by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton West
after the ex-SNP member lost her job. She was sacked after some 11,896 people out of 81,123 - 14.66 per cent of the electorate - signed the petition against her.
This controversy resulted in a recall petition in her seat, which closed at 5pm on Monday, July 31. Ferrier lost the SNP whip in 2020 and refused to resign despite calls to do so made by both Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf. It would then be several weeks before the by-election takes place. Ferrier is still allowed to stand for election, however, she won't do so as an SNP candidate.
“For far too long the area has been failed – let down by two incompetent governments and left voiceless in Parliament by their rule-breaking MP. SNP leader and First Minister Humza Yousaf said: “Every Labour candidate standing in Scotland - including here in Rutherglen and Hamilton West - does so on a regressive platform of maintaining among the very worst of Tory policies.“At every stage of this campaign, the SNP will promote the interests and needs of all the people of Rutherglen and Hamilton West. By contrast, Labour in Scotland is a mere branch office, doing the bidding of their bosses at Westminster.
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