The key points from Nicola Sturgeon’s day of evidence at the UK Covid Inquiry

Former first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has finished giving evidence in person to the UK Covid Inquiry.

She answered questions for a full day on Wednesday from the inquiry’s lead counsel Jamie Dawson KC.

Here are some of the key points from the day’s evidence:

– Confirmation of WhatsApp deletion

Around an hour was spent at the start of the day discussing the use of WhatsApp during the pandemic and the deletion of messages.

While WhatsApp had become “too common” a means of communication within the, she said government decisions were not made on the messaging platform and were recorded officially.