Former deputy first minister John Swinney told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he deleted messages with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon "manually".He was asked if text messages he exchanged with Ms Sturgeon to arrange phone calls or meetings were still available to him.

Former deputy first minister John Swinney told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he deleted messages with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon "manually".He was asked if text messages he exchanged with Ms Sturgeon to arrange phone calls or meetings were still available to him.