Nicola Sturgeon has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry she did not use informal messaging such as WhatsApp to make decisions during the pandemic.As she began giving evidence at the hearing in Edinburgh, the former first minister of Scotland was shown her statement to the inquiry, where she said there was a "high degree of formality around Scottish Government decision making".Her statement continued: "During the pandemic I did not make extensive use of informal messaging and certainly did not use it to

Nicola Sturgeon has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry she did not use informal messaging such as WhatsApp to make decisions during the pandemic.As she began giving evidence at the hearing in Edinburgh, the former first minister of Scotland was shown her statement to the inquiry, where she said there was a "high degree of formality around Scottish Government decision making".Her statement continued: "During the pandemic I did not make extensive use of informal messaging and certainly did not use it to make decisions."She maintained the Scottish Government was "open, transparent and accountable" throughout its pandemic response.