The Welsh government was “shocked and dismayed” when a private company set up a testing centre in Cardiff under the direction of Boris Johnson without their knowledge.
As directed by the UK government, consulting giant Deloitte set up a testing centre in Cardiff City Stadium in the Welsh capital in early April 2020. The Welsh government and Public Health Wales had not been consulted.
The subject was dissected at today’s hearing of the UK Covid-19 inquiry in Cardiff as tensions between the Welsh and Westminster governments continued to take centre stage, with Drakeford said privately to have considered Boris Johnson’s decision-making “a genuine threat” to the UK.
