Boris Johnson was hit with a furious row on Friday over ditching Plan B as a Cabinet minister slammed the Welsh First Minister for claiming restrictions are being eased in England to avoid headlines about No10 parties.
Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford on Friday morning accused the UK Government of hastening the end of Covid-19 restrictions in England to escape negative headlines around parties at No 10 during lockdown.
He said the contrast between his country’s approach to lifting the measures and that of England “has been pretty stark this week”.
“I’d have to say, anybody watching what has gone on in Westminster will know that those announcements are not driven by the science,” Mr Drakeford told Sky News.
“They’re not part of a carefully thought-out plan, they’re just an effort by UK ministers to find a different headline from the one that has dominated the news.”
In response Wales Secretary Simon Hart said in a tweet that Mr Drakeford’s comments were “uncalled for and opportunistic”.
He said they were also an “insult towards medical advisers and the public”.
“It’s thanks to the decisions of UK (& Welsh) Gov, scientists, families & businesses that the UK is ahead of the world in its response to Covid,” Mr Hart said.
