we should be clear that the bbc has approached professor leitch for comment.atter? well, the uk—wide covid inquiry is trying to get hold of whatsapp messages sent by scottish government officials during the pandemic and it says that barring one instance, none of them have received. 50 one instance, none of them have received. ., , one instance, none of them have received. . , , received. so what is the scottish government _ received. so what is the scottish government saying? _ received. so what is the scottish government saying? yesterday, | received. so what is the scottish . government saying? yesterday, the scottish government _ government saying? yesterday, the scottish government was _ government saying? yesterday, the scottish government was accused . government saying? yesterday, the| scottish government was accused of not handing over any whatsapp messages to the uk covid inquiry. jamie dawson casey, counsel to the inquiry, said it was surprising that so many messages from politicians and officials had been deleted —— kc. the first minister humza yous

jason leitch from — when there is active fighting.active fighting. jason leitch from save the _ when there is active fighting. jason leitch from save the children, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. we rely very much on afp and reuters to give us information about what's happening on the ground. the afp said earlier it spoke to someone from unrwa and they were told that there had been fuel taken into gaza today as part of those lorries that we talked about at the rafah crossing. a little early, we spoke to a spokesperson from unrwa and she confirmed to me that actually no fuel had crossed rafah crossing. have a listen. i would like to confirm that no fuel has gone into gaza today or yesterday or over the last two weeks. there was a confusion over pictures, footage, of these trucks, but they are trucks that are on the egyptian side getting ready to cross and being inspected and there are trucks that are already inside gaza, close to the border. there has been no crossover and definitely no crossover of fuel. at this location,

what about jason leitch and nicola sturgeon?now what is in nicola sturgeon�*s statement, she will have to address her own whatsapp messages and i've not seenjason leitch�*s statement. the government will comply fully with the covid inquiry. government business isn't routinely done over whatsapp and where decisions were made, they are appropriately recorded within our record management system but if the covid inquiry needs more information, i expect every minister past and present, every government official or clinical advisor to comply. where --eole or clinical advisor to comply. where peeple ever — or clinical advisor to comply. where peeple ever told — or clinical advisor to comply. where people ever told to _ or clinical advisor to comply. where people ever told to delete - or clinical advisor to comply. where | people ever told to delete messages because they may be embarrassing if they were made public? m0. because they may be embarrassing if they were made public?— because they may be embarrassing if they were made public?

the country's national medical directorjason leitch has deleted his whatsapp messages, according to newspaperhe same. the requests and responses at this stage are confidential until the inquiry decides otherwise so i cannot and will not go into the detail of those responses now, that would be to breach the reputation. any messages i had, i handled and dealt with in line with the policy set out by the deputy first minister. set out by the deputy first minister-— set out by the deputy first minister. , ., ., , ., minister. does that mean you deleted some? can you _ minister. does that mean you deleted some? can you let _ minister. does that mean you deleted some? can you let me _ minister. does that mean you deleted some? can you let me finish? - minister. does that mean you deleted some? can you let me finish? i - minister. does that mean you deleted some? can you let me finish? i will. some? can you let me finish? i will be settin: some? can you let me finish? i will be setting out. _ some? can you let me finish? i will be setting out. i — some? can you let me finish? i will be setting out, i