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MSPs have agreed to hand Michael Matheson a record ban from parliament for breaching Holyrood's expenses policy.
The former Scottish health secretary - sanctioned over an £11,000 data bill charged to his parliamentary iPad - is to be banned from Holyrood for 27 sitting days and will have his salary withdrawn for 54 days.
The SNP did not vote for the sanction and called for a review of the complaints process, arguing it was open to bias and prejudice.
The punishment, recommended by the standards committee, was passed in the chamber by 64 votes in favour, with no votes against.
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