Nicola Sturgeon accused Boris Johnson of putting political interest ahead of public interest in a damning verdict on his support for a controversial adviser.
The First Minister said she is “very concerned” that backing Dominic Cummings for breaking travel restrictions undermines life-saving guidance. “I say this with a very heavy heart - I really do fear that Boris Johnson has decided to put political interest ahead of the public interest,” she told BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland. “The consequences of that are potentially very serious.
Trust in public health messaging is very important, and arguably as we go into the phases where we start to lift lockdown that becomes even more important because we rely less on the letter of the law