Yousaf and Robison should refer themselves for WhatsApp probe, Tories say | Enfield Independent

First Minister Humza Yousaf and his deputy should refer themselves to the independent adviser for the ministerial code over suggestions they misled parliament, the Scottish Tories have said. Mr Yousaf and Shona Robison have been under fire in the past week after the Scottish Government published a timeline of its dealings with the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and when it was asked to divulge WhatsApp messages. The timeline showed requests for messages had been made by the inquiry in February as opposed to September, as previously stated. Last week, the Scottish Government handed over 14,000 messages to the inquiry, including unredacted correspondence from the First Minister. Douglas Ross will lead a debate this week urging the ministers to refer themselves (Jane Barlow/PA)The timeline was laid out after the inquiry “asked us to set out in more detail the full timetable of requests for information of the Scottish Government”, Ms Robison said. Both Mr Yousaf and Ms Robison have been accused by opposition leaders of misleading parliament. If they are found to have intentionally done so, they will be “expected to offer their resignation”, according to the ministerial code. On Wednesday, the Scottish Tories will use their debating time to accuse the
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