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02.10.2022 - 07:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Shamed MP Margaret Ferrier has spent thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on eye- wateringly expensive flights to London in just six months. She took 15 trips costing from £450 to £533 a time between June 2021 and January 2022, totalling £7074.22, the Sunday Mail can reveal.
Ferrier, who is on an £81,932 salary, lost the SNP whip and received a criminal conviction after travelling to parliament by train while infected with Covid at the height of the pandemic. Since then, she has been flying on executive BA services from Glasgow directly into London City airport – all paid for by taxpayers.
On most weeks, an easyJet flight between the two cities can be booked in advance for between £50 and £100, and train tickets are available for about £160. Among Ferrier’s £533 trips was one claim made on November 1 – when child poverty and stretched public spending budgets was discussed in the Commons chamber.
Labour’s Monica Lennon said: “At a time when millions of people face a devastating cost-of-living crisis, MPs have a duty not to waste public money and to make sure they are making cost-effective travel choices. The correct thing would be for Margaret Ferrier to take herself off the public payroll by standing down and allowing a by-election to take place in her constituency.
“However, I suspect the SNP are quite happy to see her continue in her role while racking up thousands of pounds’ travelling expenses rather than face that prospect.” Scottish Conservative MSP Graham Simpson said: “This is the latest jaw-dropping example of Margaret Ferrier’s lack of self-awareness.
“She should have done the decent thing and resigned as an MP long ago but taxpayers are continuing to foot a hefty bill for her travelling down to
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