Boris Johnson like an ‘absent football manager’ during pandemic, inquiry told

First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford arrives at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry hearing in Cardiff (Ben Birchall/PA)

Boris Johnson was like an “absent” football manager during the pandemic, a public inquiry has heard.

Mark Drakeford, the outgoing First Minister for Wales, criticised the former prime minister’s leadership and failure to chair meetings with the devolved nations during the pandemic, at the British covid-19 Inquiry on Wednesday.