A former NHS doctor has said Jason Leitch has deleted his pandemic WhatsApps will deny the Covid inquiries to "consider all the factors involved in complex decision making". In December 2022, during an appearance that has become infamous among anti-lockdown campaigners, he admitted: "I am not a public health expert." Instead, he said a team led by Dr Jim McMenamin, the clinical director of Public Health Scotland, did much of the work in deciding how to respond to the spread of Covid-19. He is the guy who gave us the advice to then give the advice to the First Minister and others. This is unfortunate as the potential to learn from how we responded to the Covid pandemic will be limited."

Source: Express October 30, 2023 14:53 UTC