The UK Covid inquiry is nearing the tip of three weeks of classes held in Wales, having beforehand heard from witnesses in London and Edinburgh.
Giving proof on Wednesday, Mr Drakeford stated Boris Johnson was like an “absent” soccer supervisor in the course of the pandemic.
And he stated it was “extraordinary” that the then prime minister didn’t repeatedly meet leaders of devolved governments early in 2020.
The Welsh first minister stated he had the “highest regard” for his counterparts in Scotland and Northern Eire in the course of the international well being disaster, including “they had been by no means something however collegiate individuals”.
However he continued: “The UK authorities was all the time anxious about their interactions with the FM of Scotland as a result of she had a distinct underlying ambition for the way forward for Scotland and that colored their perspective in the direction of her.
“She’s additionally a formidable politician.
“Many UK ministers had been afraid of her and wouldn’t prefer to be concerned in a confrontational dialogue together with her.”
