Tory minister mocked for tweet slamming pandemic handling in Wales

A Tory minister has been mocked for a tweet slamming how the Covid-19 pandemic has been handled in Wales.

James Cleverly, Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa, took aim at how the situation has being dealt with back on October 26 2020.

However, since then Wales has led the world on the vaccine rollout, with 67% of the population having received a dose, and Twitter users, which include Welsh Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones, and Tony Blair’s former director of communications Alistair Campbell, have not been slow to point this out recently.

This compares to 62.9% in Israel, which is in second place, 57.8% in Scotland in third, and 57% in England which is in fourth.

In his tweet James Cleverly said: “If you want to see how a Labour government would be dealing with the current Covid-19 situation just look at how they’re doing in Wales.”

If you want to see how a Labour government would be dealing with the current COVID-19 situation just look at how they’re doing in Wales.

— James Cleverly (@JamesCleverly) October 26, 2020

Tony Blair’s former director of communications Alistair Campbell said: “Well said Jimmy Not-So … world-beating on the vaccine front”.

Welsh Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones said: “Oh this hasn’t aged well James.”

Nic Dafis said: “Evergreen tweet. ‘Covid vaccination rollout: How is Wales leading the UK and the world’.

Richard Crossan said: “James Cleverly, the gift that keeps on giving.”

Ben Morris said: “This has aged like a fine wine.”

Cllr John Haywood said: “I agree with James.”

Gavin Harper said: “By all means do come and take a look…”

Torfaen councillor David Daniels said: “A point well made, @JamesCleverly.”

Callum Higgins said: “Fastest vaccine rollout out of the U.K. nations, that’s how ‘they’re doing in Wales’”.

Ben McKinlay said: “Good to the Tories giving credit where credit is due.”

Owain Jones replied simply with: “Hahahahahhahahahaha.”