WhatsApp messages Nicola Sturgeon promised to reveal were deleted – The Times

Nicola Sturgeon gave a clear commitment two years ago to forward all government WhatsApp messages and Covid communications to any subsequent public inquiries into how the pandemic was handled.However, it is understood WhatsApp messages sent by the former first minister, who led the Scottish government response to the pandemic, were manually deleted from her phone.It follows revelations that the messages of 70 Scottish government figures — including the national clinical director Jason Leitch — were also not retained.Professor Jason Leitch deleted WhatsApp messages daily during the pandemicALAMYRelatives of people who died during the pandemic, which started in 2020, have demanded an inquiry into when and why the messages were deleted.The messages cannot now be given to the UK or Scottish Covid inquiries into how pandemic decisions were made.Sturgeon gaveRelated articles
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