Tag: COVID
Ministers accused of 'hiding mistakes' over Covid
Bereaved relatives and political opponents criticise Nicola Sturgeon's Covid Inquiry testimony.
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Covid inquiry: Key moments from Nicola Sturgeon’s evidence
Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been in the spotlight while giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry.Take a look at some of the ke [...]
Nicola Sturgeon denies Covid decisions were political
The former first minister admitted deleting her WhatsApps but denied presiding over a culture of secrecy.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s reputation on the line at UK Covid inquiry
Questions have also been asked about Mr Yousaf's deletion of messages, and about Ms Sturgeon's use of other forms of communication such as a private e [...]
Covid inquiry: John Swinney manually deleted texts to Nicola Sturgeon
The ex-deputy first minister says he will apologise "unreservedly" if he "misunderstood" messaging policy.
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Covid Inquiry: Michael Gove denies playing politics during pandemic
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove gave his evidence to the UK Covid inquiry in Edinburgh.
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Watch: Leitch denies giving Yousaf Covid rule ‘workaround’ at inquiry
Scotland's national clinical director Prof Jason Leitch has been giving evidence at the UK Covid Inquiry. He was questioned by Jamie Dawson KC about a [...]
Jason Leitch denies giving Humza Yousaf Covid rule 'workaround'
Prof Jason Leitch told then-health secretary to keep a drink in his hand to remain exempt from mask rules.
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Covid Inquiry: Chief medic told staff to delete WhatsApps every day
Prof Gregor Smith has told the UK Covid Inquiry he erased messages "frequently" during the pandemic.
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Covid Inquiry has my informal messages, says Sturgeon
On Saturday, Ms Sturgeon wrote on the social media site X: "I do not intend to give a running commentary on the ongoing Inquiry. Instead, out of respe [...]
UK Covid inquiry: Nicola Sturgeon's Covid WhatsApp messages 'all deleted'
An inquiry hears the former first minister's messages were removed during "routine tidying up" of inboxes.
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Moderna Covid vaccine sales plunge in 2023, but meet company forecast
Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesModerna on Monday said its Covid vaccine sales plunged by about two-thirds in 2023 to $6.7 billion, as fe [...]
Penny Mordaunt says Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApp messages went missing
MP Penny Mordaunt tells the Covid inquiry messages to Boris Johnson and Michael Gove went missing.
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Officials urged tough Covid messaging for 'white van man'
Emails published by the Covid inquiry show advisers thought the group were less scared of the virus.
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Defending Eat Out to Help Out – PM's day at Covid inquiry
Arriving amongst protests, Rishi Sunak defends his time as chancellor during the pandemic, as he gives evidence to the Covid inquiry.
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