The Scottish government was too reliant on UK ministers to lead the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and was "significantly under-prepared" for what was to come, an inquiry has found. The UK Covid-19 ...

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon led Scotland's response during the Covid-19 pandemic Nicola Sturgeon has been criticised for making decisions among a small group of advisers and ministers during ...

The Scottish Government “had no real strategy” for the pandemic in the early part of 2020, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has found. Baroness Heather Hallett released a more than 700-page report on Thursday ...

Scotland’s First Minister has spoken about his “regret” for the “suffering” experienced by many during the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking ahead of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry publishing its report into ...

Nicola Sturgeon says it is "utter nonsense" to say the Scottish government covered up a Covid-19 outbreak at a Nike conference in Edinburgh at the end of February UK Chancellor says the coronavirus ...

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Nicola Sturgeon has been criticised for making decisions among a small group of advisers and ministers during the coronavirus pandemic. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry praised the former first minister as a ...