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I did not play politics during pandemic

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First Minister Michelle O’Neill told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that believes she gave good leadership during the pandemic.

First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O’Neill arriving at the Clayton Hotel in Belfast to give evidence to the UK Covid-19 inquiry hearing

Asked if she felt she gave good leadership to Northern Ireland with then First Minister Arlene Foster during the pandemic, Ms O’Neill said she did. Baroness Foster went on to query whether Ms O’Neill was “calling two of your ministerial colleagues incompetent”, adding “Naomi and Robin have both raised concerns about your behaviour”, and urged her to be “more collegiate”.Ms O’Neill responded: “The department is not serving Robin. We are not being served well by the civil service. This is a time to knock head and to get them to act with haste. Our nurses are crying out for help to do their jobs.

 

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