WhatsApp'ened with Nicola Sturgeon at the COVID Inquiry?
January 31, 2024
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January 31, 2024
WhatsApp'ened with Nicola Sturgeon at the COVID Inquiry?
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Summary
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told the COVID Inquiry: "I was the first minister when the pandemic struck and part of me wishes I hadn't been.” <br /><br />She denied that she used platforms including WhatsApp to have serious policy discussions. <br /><br />She said she'd deleted messages but relevant information was all on public records. <br /><br />On this Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson goes through her answers with Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies. They also talk about whether the pandemic claims have damaged her leadership legacy. <br /><br />Plus, with claims of key Tory cabinet names being part of an "Evil Plotters" WhatsApp group this week - our deputy political editor Sam Coates on the impact WhatsApp messages are having on politics. <br /><br /><br />Producers: Soila Apparicio and Alex Edden <br />Assistant producer: Iona Brunker <br />Promotions producer: David Chipakupaku <br />Editor: Paul Stanworth
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