Our washington correspondent, sean dilley, reports. We love trump hes the first president to be charged with a federal crime and if previous cases are anything to go by, Donald Trumps 30 indictment is only likely to boost popularity with republican voters. The charges he faces though are serious. The 45 Page Indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud, to trick and persuade states in helping him overturn the Election Results. Helping him overturn the Election Results. The attack on our nations Election Results. The attack on our nations i Election Results. The attack on our nations i january Election Results. The attack on our nations ijanuary six, our nations ijanuary six, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. It is described in indictment, it was fuelled by lies. Lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the us government, the nations process of collecting, counting and cer
After a vote by constituents. a by election will now take place in the scottish constituency of rutherglen and hamilton west after nearly 12,000 people signed a petition to remove margaret ferrier from office. 0ur scotland political correspondent andrew kerr reports. leaflets have been disappearing through doors here for weeks already, and people have been meeting politicians. this morning the campaigns will get properly under way. a81,000 constituents a rare chance to deliver their verdict on politics locally in scotland wide. ,, , ., ., politics locally in scotland wide. ,, ., , politics locally in scotland wide. ,, , ., ., , ., wide. she should have been away a lona wide. she should have been away a long time wide. she should have been away a long time ago. wide. she should have been away a long time ago, she wide. she should have been away a long time ago, she is wide. she should have been away a long time ago, she is a - a long time ago, she is a disgrace to rutherglen. it
While in london. the test came back positive. but she took the train home to glasgow to avoid self isolating in a hotel in london. thisjourney broke self isolating in a hotel in london. this journey broke the covid i9 laws in place at the time. she was reported to the police and suspended from the snp. fast forward to january 2021. margaret ferrier was arrested and charged with culpable and reckless conduct. she pleaded guilty last august. her punishment, to 70 hours of community service. the her punishment, to 70 hours of community service. community service. the eyes back to the community service. the eyes back to the right. community service. the eyes back to the right. after - community service. the eyes back to the right. after the i back to the right. after the court s decision back to the right. after the court s decision it - back to the right. after the court s decision it was - back to the right. after the court s decision it was in l back to the right. after the l
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