Margaret Ferrier travelled again from London to Glasgow after testing optimistic for coronavirus
The MP who used public transport whereas figuring out she was contaminated with coronavirus has referred to as it a “blip”
Margaret Ferrier argued that the virus “makes you act out of character” in an interview with the Solar on Sunday.
She confronted calls to stop after travelling from Glasgow to London with Covid-19 signs final month, then returning house after testing optimistic.
The SNP suspended Ms Ferrier and the Metropolitan Police is investigating the incident.
The MP, 60, advised the paper that she “panicked” and insisted she adopted the principles.
“Lots of people say Covid makes you do issues out of character. You are not considering straight,” she stated.
She stated she took a check on Saturday, 26 September as a result of she had a “tickly throat” – however had no signs on the Sunday or Monday, when she travelled to London for a debate.
On receiving her check end result on the Monday night time in London, she stated she started “panicking” and “wanting house”.
“I haven’t got a flat in London. You are considering, ‘Am I going to worsen in per week’s time or just a few days’ time’,” she stated, including that she was anxious she must self-isolate in a lodge for 2 weeks.
“I felt there was no various and that is why I took the prepare. That is the choice I took on the time.”
Ms Ferrier can be believed to have attended Mass at a church in Glasgow after displaying Covid signs.
Initially of the month, she apologised and stated she “deeply regretted” her actions.
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, described her actions as “reckless, harmful and utterly indefensible” and stated she ought to resign as an MP.
However Ms Ferrier advised the Solar on Sunday she needs to proceed representing her constituents in Rutherglen and Hamilton West.
Responding to the criticism, Ms Ferrier stated: “It could be a critical error of judgment. I am not denying that. Folks could also be saying, ‘You must have recognized higher, you are a public determine’.
“However on the finish of the day it nonetheless hurts. You then assume is all that arduous work and dedication simply wiped away?”
She additionally described laws and pointers issued through the pandemic as “muddled”.