Nicola Sturgeon regrets not locking down Scotland earlier, defends her record to UK Covid Inquiry

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Publicado 2024-01-31
Nicola Sturgeon has said that regrets over some of the decisions she took during the pandemic will be with her as long as she lives - as she defended her government's record to the UK Covid inquiry.

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She admitted there was a "large part" of her who wished she hadn't been Scotland's First Minister during the pandemic - but said it was up to others to judge how well she'd done.

Most of today's questions focused on the Scottish government's strategy and decision making - including the use of Whatsapp messages.

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @animalian01
    It's always worrying when a senior government minister is using a private device for government business because private devices can disappear.
  • @StimParavane
    I am sick of the power elites not being held to account.
  • @josephshortt3171
    They all should be behind bars they wouldn't know the truth if it slapped them in the face. The problem is they know they'll never be held accountable
  • @liamsmith9654
    She should have never have locked down in the first place,this was about control and not your health
  • @liborsionko
    Thanks to the passing van drivers who was able to articulate what the rest of us are thinking.
  • @peterdixon7734
    How many square miles of open and empty Scottish national park land did she lock down?
  • @andrzejwrzesz
    Almost whole political class should be sended on a mission to mars.
  • @trainerlad1
    She was very very critical of Boris. Well well well say know more !
  • @johnnywadd4805
    I would love to be able to use tax money to have a luxurious life
  • What --- lock down earlier and for longer, when it does not work and would have cost even more.
  • @robkobyalov3291
    I don't think Nicola Sturgeon comes out of this spotless, but we need to show some balance in our comments. Compare her answers to Johnson, Hancock, Gove or even Sunak's - no use of 'recall' / 'recollection', no evasiveness in her answers. She gave proper answers and did not play games with the QCs. I believe the display of remorse from her as well - not because she cried but the conviction in her voice in regretting being a leader during a pandemic and in trying to do her best throughout. It's clear that out of this enquiry a gold standard for information-keeping on personal phones and Whatsapp will be laid out, and that near enough everyone in power is in deficit on that issue.
  • @EpicAelflaed
    Politicians lying? Nah that never happens, what you thinking?
  • At 9.03...'A leader not cut out for a national emergency?".Is this woman a serious journalist or just someone being employed to front a TV programme?
  • @mickymouse3984
    They should all be in jail along with the media who never held them to account!!
  • @lukaspawlak3095
    She should be in prison. same as Borys and rest of the Prime Ministers from around the world .