We were second-class citizens over Covid firebreak - minister
9 months ago
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Summary
- The UK Covid-19 inquiry is in Cardiff to scrutinise the Welsh government's handling of the pandemic
- Jeremy Miles, a contender to be Wales' next first minister after Mark Drakeford's resignation in December, has been giving evidence
- He has been speaking about how the Welsh government assessed the impact of introducing restrictions set out by the UK government
- Earlier, Rebecca Evans, minister for finance, told the hearing Wales was in a "very, very uncomfortable place" during Covid
- And Eluned Morgan, Wales' health minister since May 2021, has said some decisions left many in Wales feeling like "second class citizens"
- The inquiry covers decision-making during the pandemic by the UK government and the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- A total of 10,271 people in Wales died due to Covid - with a further 2,299 deaths listing Covid as a contributing factor
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