Vaughan Gething (pictured), who was the health minister during the pandemic, told the inquiry in March that his lost WhatsApp messages were not deleted by him but by the Senedd's IT team.
The First Minister of Wales has denied that he lied to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry after messages emerged appearing to contradict his evidence to the pandemic probe.
Plaid leader Rhun ap Iorwerth accused Mr Gething of committing perjury in the evidence he gave under oath to the inquiry 'The screenshot that you refer to is actually from a conversation between ministers that relates to a Labour group meeting in August 2020. 'That is an extraordinary accusation to make, absent of context or fact of what's happening at the time,' Mr Gething said in reply.
'I've given evidence at length on this in writing and in person and I expect to do so again, and I'd ask the member to think again about his accusation that I have committed perjury.Mr Gething added: 'I'm entirely relaxed about the screenshot and its context being seen by the inquiry.'If they want to question me about it, I will have no difficulty at all and appearing before them and having the conversation.
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