Ex-minister Fergus Ewing suspended from SNP over rebellions

Suspension of SNP rebel Fergus Ewing is 'proportionate', says minister

The suspension was approved after Mr Ewing voted with the opposition at Holyrood in a vote of no confidence against Scottish Green co-leader and government minister Lorna Slater.

SNP suspends ex-minister after series of attacks on own government

Fergus Ewing had been outspoken on a number of policy issues

MSP Fergus Ewing suspended from SNP after rebellions against Scottish Government

Mr Ewing, who previously served in Nicola Sturgeon’s Cabinet, has repeatedly criticised his party’s decision to enter a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens

SNP suspend rebel backbencher Fergus Ewing

Fergus Ewing, one of the party’s longest serving (and most outspoken) politicians has tonight been suspended for a week.

Fergus Ewing suspended by SNP following string of rebellions against Scottish Government

The veteran Nationalist tore into his party's recent record in government and claimed it was no longer standing up for the people of Scotland.

SNP suspends veteran MSP Fergus Ewing for a week in disciplinary vote

Veteran MSP Fergus Ewing has been suspended from the SNP for a week.The Inverness and Nairn MSP – son of the late SNP trailblazer Winnie Ewing – has been an outspoken critic of the party’s leadership in the past year.