Mark Drakeford

2022 - 10 - 18

Post cover — Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford loses temper with Tories in ... (BBC News)

The Welsh Conservatives accused the first minister of looking to blame the UK government for his own ministers' failings in a "fit of fury". In response Mr ...

[@MarkDrakeford] [@PrifWeinidog]in his anger and frustration at Tories who take a sledge hammer to the economy and public services, and then try to pretend that the consequences have nothing to do with them. Can we just take a moment just to calm down." What sort of world do you belong in?" "The first minister was reflecting the anger of people in Wales who are now having to pay for the mistakes made by the UK government." But in his answer the first minister criticised the Conservatives: "They've had cuts to their pay because of the policy of your government and now they face cuts to the budgets that the health service itself will have at its disposal." He objected to the description of the NHS, and in response Mr Davies accused Mr Drakeford of failing to offer a solution. Mr Drakeford said the Welsh government wants to invest more money in the ambulance service and have more staff, and for ambulances to know that hospitals can receive patients. "You haven't said once in response to my two questions the solution that the government is proposing to take this pressure out of the ambulance service and allow them to get on with the job that they do," he said. In response, Mr Drakeford accused Mr Davies of being "partly responsible for the mess we're in" because he supported Liz Truss for the Conservative leadership. Raising his voice with the Welsh Tory leader in First Minister's Questions, Mr Drakeford said it was "shocking that you think that you can turn up here this afternoon with the mess that your party has made, to the budgets of this country, to the reputation of this country around the world". The Welsh Conservatives accused the first minister of looking to blame the UK government for his own ministers' failings in a "fit of fury". In response Mr Drakeford's government said the Welsh Labour leader was reflecting the anger of people in Wales.

Andrew RT Davies hits back at 'red-faced' Mark Drakeford following ... (North Wales Live)

The Welsh Conservative leader claimed Labour had 'contempt for scrutiny and democracy'

The first minister was reflecting the anger of people in Wales who are now having to pay for the mistakes made by the UK government." In response, Mr Drakeford accused Mr Davies of being "partly responsible for the mess we're in" because he supported Liz Truss for the Conservative leadership. Mr Drakeford said the Welsh government wanted to invest more money in the ambulance service and have more staff, and for ambulances to know that hospitals can receive patients. He said it was "shocking that you think that you can turn up here this afternoon with the mess that your party has made, to the budgets of this country, to the reputation of this country around the world". In response, Mr Drakeford was visibly seething and took aim at the Mark Drakeford went viral on social media yesterday after tearing into Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies on the floor of the Senedd.

Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford loses temper with Tories as he ... (Sky News)

Mark Drakeford lost his temper in response to a question from the leader of the Welsh Conservatives on ambulance response times.

They do just the same in (Scotland)." Can we just take a moment just to calm down." "The first minister was reflecting the anger of people in Wales who are now having to pay for the mistakes made by the UK government." Mr Drakeford raised his voice and pointed his finger in response to questions from leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, about poor ambulance response times. Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford erupted in anger in the Senedd this afternoon as he accused the Conservatives of making a mess of the UK's budget and reputation. Mark Drakeford lost his temper in response to a question from the leader of the Welsh Conservatives on ambulance response times.

Mark Drakeford shakes with rage as he launches blistering attack on ... (LBC)

This is the moment Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford launched a blistering attack on the leader of the Welsh Conservatives after he asked a question about ...

"They face cuts to their pay because of the policy of your Government, and now they face cuts to the budgets that the health service itself will have at its disposal." "It is absolutely shocking to me that you think that you can turn up here this afternoon, with the mess that your party has made to the budgets of this country, to the reputation of this country around the world, that you promise those people that there will be more to come. He raised his voice and pointed his finger at Mr Davies as he referred to the "mess" the Tories had made of budgets and the country's reputation.

Mark Drakeford Tory NHS rant gets Nicola Sturgeon approval (HeraldScotland)

A furious Mark Drakeford hit out at the leader of the Welsh Conservatives after a question about the National Health Service, with Nicola Sturgeon…

[Scotland](/news/homenews/)." What sort of world do you belong in?” [world](/news/world_news/) country".

Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford shouts at Tory opponent in ... (iNews)

'What sort of world do you belong in?', Mr Drakeford shouted at his Truss-supporting Tory counterpart. Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford was involved in a ...

“It is absolutely shocking to me that you think you can turn up here this afternoon with the mess that your party has made to the budget of this country, to the reputation of this country around the world… Mr Hunt said on Monday: “The most important objective for our country right now is stability. It’ll be under far greater pressure when his party has finished cutting the budget of the health service, as Jeremy Hunt has said he intends to do.”