Nicola Sturgeon Deleted All Pandemic-Related WhatsApp Messages, UK Covid Inquiry Discloses

Despite the deletion, the former First Minister insists on her commitment to full transparency in the ongoing inquiry.

Nicola Sturgeon, the former First Minister of Scotland, deleted all her pandemic-related WhatsApp messages, according to the UK Covid Inquiry.
The messages were not retained due to routine tidying up of inboxes or changes of phones, making them impossible to retrieve.
Sturgeon had previously refused to confirm or deny allegations about the deletion of these messages.
Sturgeon's actions have been criticized by opposition politicians as an attempt to hide exchanges with key ministers and advisers.
Despite the deletion of these messages, Sturgeon insists she is committed to full transparency and has provided written statements to the inquiry.