Michael Matheson resigns as Scottish health secretary over £11,000 iPad bill
Michael Matheson has resigned as Scottish health secretary after a scandal involving his iPad roaming data.
A cross-party body in charge of the Scottish parliament launched an investigation in November after Mr Matheson took the parliamentary iPad with him on a week-long visit to Morocco with his family around Christmas in 2022.
His roaming charges for the iPad - not phone calls - totalled nearly £11,000 and was initially paid for by the taxpayers after Mr Matheson claimed he ran up the eye-watering invoice undertaking constituency work during the trip.
Mr Matheson - who as Scotland's cabinet secretary for NHS recovery, health and social care has an annual salary of £118,511 - later agreed to pay the money back to the Scottish parliament.
After the story hit the headlines, it then emerged his teenage sons had used the iPad as a hotspot to watch football while on the family vacation.
Mr Matheson's resignation comes ahead of the conclusion of a probe by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB).
The Falkirk West MSP said he had still not received the findings of the review but had decided to step down in the meantime.
Tendering his resignation in a letter to First Minister Humza Yousaf on Thursday, Mr Matheson wrote: "Having requested that the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body review my data roaming charges from last year, I am conscious that this process will conclude in the coming weeks.
"I have still not received the findings of their review, however, it is in the best interest of myself and the government for me to now step down to ensure this does not become a distraction to taking forward the government's agenda."
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