I do think she should resign but doesn't a recall petition require that a conviction has occurred?
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Als antwoord op @G4rve @MargaretFerrier
I can launch an online petition only. A formal recall petition does require a conviction but given she has admitted her actions a conviction will follow.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @MargaretFerrier
A. The law is a bit wooly - she may not have committed a crime. B. A recall petition requires a conviction leading to a jail sentence (I think) which this wouldn't incur.
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Alternatively if she is suspended by the Westminster Standards Committee for long enough she could also face a recall petition.
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Als antwoord op @G4rve @MargaretFerrier
Also true, would the SNP cry foul if Westminster did that? Maybe not.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @MargaretFerrier
Hope it doesn't come to that. She should promise to resign as soon as it's safe to hold an election and stop the furore immediately.
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Als antwoord op @G4rve @MargaretFerrier
She can do that now. The seat can be left vacant up to six months all else equal.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @MargaretFerrier
Better her constituents are represented. In the current circumstances a delayed resignation's as good as an immediate one.
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Als antwoord op @G4rve @MargaretFerrier
By whom? How can she credibly do that when students are confined to their dorms and cannot even see their parents? It's just not credible. It's a shame for her. Really it is. But it's too much.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @MargaretFerrier
As soon as she's Covid-free she can return to work.
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Not the point though. People will rightly feel it is one rule for them and one for the rest. That won't go away.
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