National clinical director Professor Jason Leitch told a senior Scottish Government cabinet member “there was swearing” in his discussion with Nicola Sturgeon about advice to postpone Christmas parties at the height of the pandemic. Evidence released by the UK Covid-19 Inquiry – which is currently investigating the Scottish government’s approach to the pandemic – showed […]
Nicola Sturgeon gave a public health expert a “private” SNP email address during an online conversation around Covid, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. The former first minister spoke a number of times with Edinburgh University academic Professor Devi Sridhar through the course of the pandemic over direct messages on X, formerly Twitter. In an […]
The former first minister of Scotland has said the UK Covid Inquiry “does have messages” between her and those she communicated with during the pandemic. Nicola Sturgeon says she will “answer questions directly and openly” when she gives evidence to the inquiry at the end of January. It comes after the UK Covid Inquiry heard […]
Nicola Sturgeon has deleted all of her WhatsApp messages sent and received during the pandemic, the Covid Inquiry has heard. The former Scottish first minister has previously said she never used informal messaging to make decisions during the pandemic, but has been criticised for what opposition politicians consider an attempt to hide exchanges with key […]