Tag: Sturgeon

Sturgeon says it is ‘incredibly difficult’ after husband charged by police

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon described matters as “incredibly difficult” after her husband was charged by police as part of a probe into SNP finances. Ms Sturgeon appealed for privacy as she spoke briefly to journalists outside the home in Glasgow that she shares with Peter Murrell. The 59-year-old former chief executive of the […]

UK ministers were afraid of Nicola Sturgeon during pandemic, inquiry told

UK government ministers were “afraid of Nicola Sturgeon” during the pandemic, the First Minister of Wales has said. Addressing the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Mark Drakeford said: “I have the highest regard for the first minister of Scotland and first minister and deputy first minister in Northern Ireland, they were never anything but collegiate people, they […]

Sturgeon transferred ‘zero’ WhatsApp Covid messages on to corporate record

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls to make a personal statement to Holyrood after it was confirmed she failed to transfer any WhatsApp messages from during the Covid pandemic on to her government’s corporate record. The Scottish government confirmed “zero” WhatsApp messages were transferred to the electronic records and document management (eRDM) […]

Sturgeon to give day of evidence at UK Covid Inquiry

Nicola Sturgeon is to begin giving evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry amid ongoing scrutiny around the deletion of WhatsApp messages. The former Scottish first minister will give evidence for a full day as the inquiry, before Baroness Heather Hallett, holds hearings in Edinburgh. Several figures in Ms Sturgeon’s government have already faced questions at […]

Sturgeon described Johnson as a ‘f****** clown’, Covid inquiry told

Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson “a f****** clown” in pandemic WhatsApp messages, an inquiry has heard. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was shown messages between the former Scottish first minister and her chief adviser Liz Lloyd, in which she strongly criticised the then UK prime minister when he was announcing another national lockdown on October 31st, […]