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Mark Drakeford: Wales should have taken ‘more stringent action’ in pandemic

Mark Drakeford: Wales should have taken ‘more stringent action’ in pandemic

The outgoing first minister said with hindsight there are ‘many things’ he would have done differently
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 13 Mar 2024
Wales ‘unlikely’ to have approved of Eat Out to Help Out – had it been asked

Wales ‘unlikely’ to have approved of Eat Out to Help Out – had it been asked

Vaughan Gething becomes the latest senior figure to speak out against Rishi Sunak’s flagship scheme
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 11 Mar 2024
Wales’ former health minister ‘embarrassed’ his Covid WhatsApps are missing

Wales’ former health minister ‘embarrassed’ his Covid WhatsApps are missing

Vaughan Gething also called Boris Johnson ‘scatty, incoherent and rambling’
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 11 Mar 2024
Wales imposed different Covid rules for the sake of it, says Tory MP

Wales imposed different Covid rules for the sake of it, says Tory MP

Ex-Wales minister Simon Hart U-turned on his previous claims that there were ‘valid reasons’ for Wales’ divergence
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 07 Mar 2024
Welsh government ‘shocked’ when UK opened its own testing centre in Cardiff

Welsh government ‘shocked’ when UK opened its own testing centre in Cardiff

The Covid inquiry has heard evidence of a breakdown in the relationship between Welsh and UK leaders
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 07 Mar 2024
Covid inquiry hears how Welsh councils were shut out of emergency planning

Covid inquiry hears how Welsh councils were shut out of emergency planning

The Covid inquiry had a ‘deja vu’ moment, hearing calls for more focus on local government in the UK’s next emergency
James Harrison 06 Mar 2024
‘Politics could trump public safety’: Welsh health chief’s Covid warning

‘Politics could trump public safety’: Welsh health chief’s Covid warning

The Covid-19 inquiry was shown warnings from a Public Health Wales boss sent before lockdown even began
James Harrison 06 Mar 2024

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