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Alistair Grant is political editor of The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

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3 months ago
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UK Covid Inquiry: Nicola Sturgeon says she ‘rarely’ used WhatsApp as she confirms messages deleted

The former first minister said she only exchanged messages with ‘a handful of people’

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3 months ago
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Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney closed schools despite advice it would do little to slow Covid

Mr Swinney told the UK Covid Inquiry events were moving at a ‘ferocious pace’ in March 2020

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3 months ago
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UK Covid Inquiry: SNP ministers and Nicola Sturgeon motivated by constitutional politics at times...

The senior UK minister said the political aim of the SNP is to ‘destroy’ the union

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3 months ago
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UK Covid Inquiry: Jeane Freeman says she will regret care home deaths for rest of her life

The former health secretary said she was ‘personally very concerned’ about the care sector

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3 months ago
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SNP ministers motivated by constitutional politics during Covid, suggests Michael Gove

The senior UK minister said the political aim of the SNP is to ‘destroy’ the union

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3 months ago
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UK Covid Inquiry: The questions former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon must answer - from missing What...

The former first minister Nicola Sturgeon will face tough questions on a number of issues when she gives evidence on ...

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3 months ago
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UK Covid Inquiry: Humza Yousaf admits to 'winging it' as health secretary during pandemic as Scot...

The national clinical director, Professor Jason Leitch, accused another politician of ‘harrumphing like a child’

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3 months ago
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UK Covid Inquiry: Jason Leitch called MSP a 'smarta*se' in private messages with Humza Yousaf

The national clinical director, Professor Jason Leitch, accused another politician of ‘harrumphing like a child’

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3 months ago
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Analysis: From f***ing clowns to Covid policy, WhatsApps are giving us a valuable insight

Messages released to the UK Covid Inquiry are providing a key glimpse behind the scenes

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3 months ago
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Analysis: From f**king clowns to Covid policy, WhatsApps are giving us a valuable insight

Messages released to the UK Covid Inquiry are providing a key glimpse behind the scenes

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3 months ago
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Residents evacuated from ‘dangerous’ Edinburgh tenement fear tram works to blame

A dozen households were told to leave the building ‘within the hour’ on Monday evening

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3 months ago
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UK Covid Inquiry exposes the difficulties thrown up by WhatsApp in wake of Nicola Sturgeon, John ...

Officials say they followed Scottish Government advice by regularly deleting messages

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