The implosion of the Scottish National Party (SNP) is fast becoming more of a popcorn fest than binge-watching Taggart. Last April we gaped as police seized a £110,000 Niesmann + Bischoff camper van from a house in Fife following the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell, who was charged last week in connection with … Read more
When Nicola Sturgeon failed the UK Covid inquiry, she was accused of shedding crocodile tears. They seemed real enough to me, brought on by her motives being questioned and seeing what was left of her estate drained away under Jamie Dawson KC’s interrogation. The former prime minister was willing to admit errors of judgment. What … Read more
The inquiry alleged Mr Yousaf was offered a ‘solution’ to SNP rules – JANE BARLOW/PA ARCHIVE Humza Yousaf was advised by Nicola Sturgeon’s most senior medical adviser how to get around her rules on wearing a face mask when he was health secretary, the Covid inquiry has heard. Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland’s national clinical director, … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon and her deputy have deleted all their pandemic WhatsApp messages, the Covid inquiry has heard. At a hearing in Edinburgh on Friday, the inquiry was told that Ms Sturgeon, the former first minister, had “not saved any message” about the pandemic, while John Swinney, her deputy, used an “automatic delete function”. … Read more