Nicola Sturgeon has responded to claims that WhatsApp messages sent during the covid pandemic had been deleted. At a hearing of the UK Covid inquiry in Edinburgh, counsel to the inquiry Jamie Dawson KC said the former first minister appeared to “have retained no messages whatsoever”. Now, Sturgeon has responded to the claims, saying she submitted copies of the messages to the enquiry. She added that she “acted in line with Scottish Government policy”. In a statement on social media, she wrote: “I do not intend to give a running commentary on the ongoing Inquiry. Instead, out of respect to all …