Humza Yousaf denies deleting WhatsApp messages during the pandemic, stating that it was Scottish Government policy to routinely delete messages. The allegations also involve Nicola Sturgeon and Jason Leitch.
HUMZA Yousaf has insisted he has kept his WhatsApp messages from during the pandemic but added that it was Scottish Government policy to “routinely delete” messages.We told how Scottish Government ministers rejected the suggestion Leitch had deleted WhatsApp messages.
“I’ve kept WhatsApp messages and fully intend to hand them over to the Covid inquiry, whatever the Covid inquiry wishes to see I’m more than happy to do that.Asked by LBC about the reports that Sturgeon and Leitch had deleted messages, Yousaf said: “I’m confident the former first minister can speak for herself in terms of what she’s kept, what she’s retained and what she hasn’t done, and the rationale for that.
Former deputy first minister John Swinney was also named as a senior Scottish Government figure who had not retained WhatsApp data. A spokesperson for the former first minister said: “Nicola will continue to provide all information requested by the inquiry that she holds and will continue to cooperate fully with both the UK and Scottish Covid inquiries.
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