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Welsh FM slams Boris Johnson’s government for ‘reckless’ international travel plans
First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford

by David Nicholson

WELSH First Minister Mark Drakeford slammed the “reckless” Westminster government at the weekend for potentially allowing the virus to come back into Britain through international travel this summer.

In 2018, Mr Drakeford said that he would not stand for re-election if Labour was successful in the Senedd election following his successful bid to become party leader.

But he told the Morning Star over the weekend that he would not stand down until the Covid-19 pandemic was under control and economic renewal was underway, due to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “reckless character.”

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