Scottish lawmaker removed, triggering electoral test for Labour

FILE PHOTO: UK Member of Parliament Margaret Ferrier speaks as British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gives a statement on the situation in Ukraine at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, June 16, 2022. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -A Scottish lawmaker has been stripped of her seat in Britain's parliament for breaking COVID rules, triggering a by-election that will indicate whether the opposition Labour Party is recovering support from Scotland's dominant pro-independence party.

Margaret Ferrier is a former lawmaker for the Scottish National Party (SNP) who represented Rutherglen and Hamilton West. She was one of a wave of SNP politicians who swept Labour from its one-time Scottish stronghold in 2015.