19 h. ago Covid Bereaved group ‘will hold Government to account on Covid lessons’

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry released its second report on Thursday.

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34 h. ago Scottish Government ‘had no real strategy’ for Covid in early 2020 – inquiry

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry also found the devolved administrations to be too reliant on the UK Government.

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34 h. ago John Swinney says 'lessons must be learnt' after Covid inquiry finds failures cost lives

The findings are contained in the latest inquiry report by Baroness Hallett into the devastating pandemic that began in 2020 and led to a series of lockdowns.

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35 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon denies she 'behaved politically' during coronavirus pandemic response

The former first minister said it was "very difficult" working with Boris Johnson during the peak covid years in 2020 and 2021.

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35 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon's 'presidential' leadership may have cost lives during pandemic

The claim was made by Rhona Arthur of the Scottish Covid Bereaved Group

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35 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon leadership style 'excluded ministers during pandemic'

The claim was made by Rhona Arthur of the Scottish Covid Bereaved Group

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36 h. ago Sturgeon’s ‘gold command’ meetings ‘reduced transparency’, Covid inquiry finds

The former first minister and a small group of ministers and advisers met and made decisions outside the Cabinet.

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37 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon 'sidelined' key advisers as SNP Government's Covid

UK Covid-19 Inquiry Chair Baroness Hallett said in her second report the SNP administration’s ‘failure’ to ‘take a grip of the situation and make adequate preparations are inexplicable’

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37 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney 'sidelined' SNP Cabinet in closing schools during covid

School closures were among the most controversial decisions during the pandemic.

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37 h. ago Covid Inquiry report hits out at WhatsApp use amid Nicola Sturgeon deletion row

Baroness Hallett said the use of private channels could “impede” the courts and official investigations.

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37 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson criticised over 'poor' covid relationship

Baroness Hallett said the antipathy between the duo made emergency body COBR less effective.

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37 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon's government slammed in Covid Inquiry report over failure to conduct own planning

The Scottish Government was criticised over the early days of the pandemic, but the First Minister was described as a “serious and diligent” leader.

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59 h. ago John Swinney backs Steve Clarke for knighthood after Scotland World Cup qualification

The First Minister said it would “be a lovely idea” for the Scotland manager to be honoured for taking the men’s football team to next year’s World Cup.

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61 h. ago John Swinney backs calls for Steve Clarke to receive knighthood after leading Scotland to World Cup

The First Minister told an audience in London he would consider calls for a bank holiday to mark Scotland's return to the world's biggest sporting event.

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3 d. ago Swinney warns Starmer and Reeves of ‘risks’ if Budget fails to end austerity

Scottish First Minister John Swinney said the ending of austerity was what people are ‘desperately seeking’.

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3 d. ago How John Swinney is wasting even more taxpayers' money on gender wars with For Women Scotland

The sorry saga over gender is a reminder that the SNP government’s priorities are all wrong

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4 d. ago Why 'lucky' John Swinney may yet become the SNP’s weakest link

John Swinney has been at the heart of SNP decision-making for years and cannot escape the blame for the party’s many mistakes

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4 d. ago Unpaid women’s groups offer more effective opposition to the SNP than Scottish Labour

Anas Sarwar is failing to capitalise on John Swinney’s stance on trans-identifying males in prisons

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5 d. ago Scots can end Keir Starmer's time in Downing Street by voting for the SNP in May

In his regular column for the Record, First Minister John Swinney says he will tell Keir Starmer what people in Scotland expect him to deliver.

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6 d. ago Alan Cumming: I’ve seen Nicola Sturgeon blossom since she quit as first minister

The 60-year-old said the former SNP leader seemed happier and ‘more relaxed’ when he saw her recently.

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