Covid inquiry: Drakeford says he is 'infrequent' WhatsApp user

Mark Drakeford has told the UK Covid inquiry he was an "infrequent" user of WhatsApp.

Wales' first minister said he only used WhatsApp 11 times "in the whole of the many months of the pandemic".

Whether WhatsApp is an appropriate platform for ministers and officials has been a recurring theme of the inquiry.

Mr Drakeford told the inquiry he does not believe he contacted Nicola Sturgeon by Whatsapp, adding he is a "much more frequent user of text messages".

13 March 2024