The outgoing first minister of Wales has told the Covid inquiry his government should have taken “more stringent action” as coronavirus began to take hold in the UK.
Speaking at the hearings – which are currently taking place in a Cardiff hotel – Mark Drakeford defended the decisions made in early 2020, but said in hindsight he would have done things differently.
“Looking back on matters and given what we now know there is strong evidence to suggest that more stringent action could have and should have been taken sooner,” Drakeford admitted.
