Mark Drakeford to meet Boris Johnson for Covid recovery talks despite labelling PM really awful
Bridges may need to be built at this afternoon s summit, which aims to chart a united approach to rebuilding the UK s economy and public services
05:00, 3 JUN 2021
Boris Johnson has a rare face-to-face meeting with Mark Drakeford in Cardiff in 2019 (Image: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
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Wales’ first minister Mark Drakeford to attend four nation ‘Covid recovery’ summit today
Boris Johnson will chair a coronavirus recovery summit today with first ministers from the devolved nations.
Following elections to the Senedd and Scottish Parliament last month, the prime minister wrote to the first ministers of Scotland and Wales and the first minister and deputy first minister of Northern Ireland to invite them to unite in a joint effort to overcome the shared challenges of COVID recovery, beginning with a high-level meeting.
The meeting was due to take place last week but was postponed after the first ministers of Wales and Scotland pulled out because they wanted it to be a “meaningful discussion with substantive outcomes”.