The Covid inquiry has been hindered by the deletion of texts sent by those in government, campaigners say
The former first minister also denied having a political agenda in her management of the pandemic
Former first minister denied wanting to keep secrets as exchange with Liz Lloyd reveals ‘crisis of decision-making’
Ex-finance chief Kate Forbes said she was ‘surprised’ that record keeping was missing from ‘Gold Command’ meetings
WhatsApp messages reveal tension between UK government and Scottish government over pandemic response
Scotland’s first minister also said information would often arrive ‘minutes before the meeting’
Sturgeon’s chief of staff Liz Lloyd tells Covid inquiry trying to engage with UK prime minister was ‘pointless’
Messages from senior civil servants show recommendations to colleagues to ‘delete this thread’
Care home deaths soared as Holyrood took two months to introduce testing for outgoing hospital patients, inquiry hears
UK Covid inquiry heard how Scottish workers suffered due to cuts that left public services ‘ill-equipped’ for crisis
Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish government failed to ‘effectively consult’ marginalised groups, Covid inquiry is told
