Welsh Conservative group leader, Andrew RT Davies, has accused the government of staging announcement about the Covid pandemic for political gain and of bypassing the Senedd.
Mr Davies has written to the Senedd’s Presiding Officer to complain after Health Minister Eluned Morgan took part in a Covid-19 press conference on Monday when a statement on the pandemic to the Senedd was not initially due to take place this week.
A statement from the minister to MSs was subsequently scheduled at short notice yesterday.
The letter also highlighted issues around the First Minister’s three-weekly press conferences on the Covid regulations, and protests that Members of the Senedd are finding out about changes to the restrictions via the media, avoiding the scrutiny of elected representatives.
“During the height of the pandemic it was right that vital, life-saving announcements were made directly to the people of Wales, “Mr Davies said.
“But as the pandemic has gone on,…
