We were second-class citizens over Covid firebreak - minister

6 months ago 10

Summary

  1. The UK Covid-19 inquiry is in Cardiff to scrutinise the Welsh government's handling of the pandemic
  2. Jeremy Miles, a contender to be Wales' next first minister after Mark Drakeford's resignation in December, has been giving evidence
  3. He has been speaking about how the Welsh government assessed the impact of introducing restrictions set out by the UK government
  4. Earlier, Rebecca Evans, minister for finance, told the hearing Wales was in a "very, very uncomfortable place" during Covid
  5. And Eluned Morgan, Wales' health minister since May 2021, has said some decisions left many in Wales feeling like "second class citizens"
  6. The inquiry covers decision-making during the pandemic by the UK government and the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
  7. 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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