Today Labour Leader will host his ‘Call Keir’ series of virtual public
meetings in Rutherglen and Hamilton West.
This event follows the revelations that the Member of Parliament
for the Westminster constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West,
, had
repeatedly breached Covid-19 regulations and is refusing to
resign.
Local residents will have the opportunity to share their view on
the incident with the UK Labour Leader, as well as ask questions
on other issues such as the UK and Scottish Governments’ handling
of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Starmer will take questions directly from members of the public
in South Lanarkshire. The meeting is one in a series of virtual
meetings led by in every region and nation of the UK, as well as a
series of topical meetings, including a call last week with
first-year university students and their parents.
Ahead of the call, Starmer said it “beggars belief” that Ferrier
has so far refused to step down as an MP, calling it a “gross
error of judgement.” This follows calls from figures including
Scottish Labour Leader for Ferrier
to stand down.
On Friday, after Ferrier had the Scottish National Party (SNP)
whip withdrawn, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland,
, wrote to the SNP Leader in Westminster, , arguing that “there remain a number of serious
questions for the SNP to answer.”
MP, Leader of the Labour Party, said:
“After admitting to multiple serious breaches of the coronavirus
regulations, it beggars belief that thinks it
is appropriate to continue as an MP. This is a gross error of
judgement.
“I want to speak directly to local residents about this scandal,
to those locally who are feeing angry and frustrated about the
situation.
“I also want to hear how the community is coping with
coronavirus, how they feel the UK and Scottish Governments have
handled the pandemic, and what the Labour Party needs to do to
rebuild trust among those voters we have lost.”
Ends
Notes to Editors:
- The ‘Call Keir’ meeting with residents of Rutherglen and
Hamilton West will take place at 1600hrs, Wednesday 7th October.
