Drakeford Declines to Answer Questions on WhatsApp Use During Pandemic
• Mark Drakeford refused to answer questions about his use of WhatsApp during the pandemic, saying he will address it at the COVID inquiry • Drakeford and other officials have been accused of using WhatsApp for government business and deleting messages • Former health minister Vaughan Gething admitted to deleting WhatsApp messages • The use and deletion of WhatsApp messages by Welsh government officials has been controversial throughout the inquiry • Opposition party leaders accused Drakeford of dodging scrutiny by not answering questions about his WhatsApp use