Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon told the Covid Inquiry that she and her fellow ministers followed the Scottish Government’s advice to put only the “highlights” of WhatsApp messages into the public record before deleting them – Colin Fisher/Alamy Stock Photo Scotland’s information watchdog has launched an investigation into the mass deletion of WhatsApp messages… Read More »
Scotland’s information commissioner is launching an investigation into the Scottish Government’s use of WhatsApp and unofficial messages. Evidence emerging from the UK Covid Inquiry raises “significant enforcement concerns” about the retention of unofficial communications arising from the pandemic, David Hamilton said. Mr Hamilton is the former chairman of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), whose leadership… Read More »
Nicola Sturgeon faces growing unrest over disappearing WhatsApp messages Nicola Sturgeon faces criminal investigation after deleting WhatsApp messages amid the pandemic after bereaved families instructed lawyers to complain to police. Aamer Anwar, lead solicitor of the Scottish Covid Bereaved group, said he had been instructed to lodge a complaint with Police Scotland. He also said… Read More »
Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon and her deputy deleted all pandemic WhatsApp messages, the Covid Inquiry heard. At a hearing in Edinburgh on Friday, the inquiry was told former prime minister Ms Sturgeon “retained no messages” about the pandemic, while her deputy John Swinney used an “auto-delete function”. Ms Sturgeon has repeatedly refused to say whether… Read More »