Sturgeon's top aide Liz Lloyd handed her WhatsApp messages to UK Covid Inquiry FIVE …

Revelations pile pressure on former FM to come clean and raise new questions over whether Humza misled parliament By Georgia Edkins For The Scottish Mail On Sunday Published: 20:08 EDT, 4 November 2023 | Updated: 20:17 EDT, 4 November 2023 Nicola Sturgeon’s top aide Liz Lloyd handed a raft of her WhatsApp messages over to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in July – two months before Humza Yousaf claimed officials were asked for them.Ms Lloyd, who was a central figure in Covid planning during the pandemic, was asked to hand over her correspondence and notebooks this summer.The Scottish Mail on Sunday has spoken to a former Minister who was also asked to hand over WhatsApp messages in July.The shock revelations raise questions about the statements Mr Yousaf and his deputy Shona Robison made to MSPs, with both claiming Ministers and officials were first asked for messages in September.It will also pile pressure on Ms Sturgeon to say if she has deleted key WhatsApp correspondence, amid reports the ex-First Minister manually destroyed messages. Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with Liz Lloyd, who was a central figure in Covid planning during the pandemicConcerns are swirling within the SNP that Ms Lloyd’s WhatsApps could expose disputes
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