Mr Drakeford erupted when asked by a reporter on Friday about reports in the Guido Fawkes blog which suggested the Welsh First Minister privately demanded a lockdown between Christmas and New Year during a phone call that involved Michael Gove and other First Ministers including Nicola Sturgeon. When asked if and why he reportedly called for a lockdown, Mr Drakeford appeared to lose his cool.He told the reporter that he was not going to be drawn into a conversation “ on distorted accounts of a m

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