Yousaf is under fire over his deputy Shona Robison's update to Holyrood over the messages row.
The First Minister has been accused of misleading Holyrood over when the Government was asked for WhatsApp messages by the UK Covid Inquiry.
But his deputy Shona Robison has now said they were asked by the Inquiry in February for information including requests for WhatsApps messages relating to the pandemic response.The Inquiry recently revealed that the Government had not handed over any WhatsApp messages to the probe.Scottish Labour depute leader Jackie Baillie said: “This timeline directly contradicts statements made by the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister.
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