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    Yousaf defends Sturgeon’s handling of ‘darkest days’ of Covid

    by Katrine Bussey Feb 01, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has defended his predecessor’s handling of Covid, saying despite “smears and insults” from opponents he is “very pleased” Nicola Sturgeon had been in charge during the “darkest days” of the pandemic.

    He was speaking as Ms Sturgeon came under fire again for deleting her WhatsApp messages from the time of the virus.

    Ms Sturgeon confirmed to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Wednesday she had deleted her messages, policy and that key information from them had been retained on the official record.

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