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Will Hayward

UK Government Minister attacks Welsh Government for not having a Wales Covid inquiry

The most senior Welsh politician in the UK Government has attacked the Welsh Government for not having a Wales specific Covid inquiry.

Despite being responsible for the overwhelming majority of the Covid response in Wales, Mark Drakeford has repeatedly rejected calls for the to be a Welsh inquiry into the Welsh Government's handling of Covid. He has argued that it is impossible to understand the decisions made in Wales without seeing it in a UK wide context.

However the families of people who died during the pandemic are furious at what they perceive as dodging scrutiny - you can see their moving stories here. A WalesOnline special report outlined all the areas that a Welsh specific inquiry needed to look at to assess the Welsh Government's performance which you can view here.

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