WALES' health minister Vaughan Gething says there has not been a “regular pattern” of Prime Minister Boris Johnson engaging with the other national governments of the UK.

Mr Gething said there had been a “fluctuation” in communication between the UK Government and devolved nations throughout the pandemic.

“We haven’t had a regular pattern of the Prime Minister engaging directly with the other national governments of the United Kingdom,” Mr Gething told a press conference.

“What has improved, though, from a long period of radio silence effectively from the UK Government, for a number of months now there have been regular meetings that Michael Gove has chaired, and those have been useful.

“But, as we all know, Michael Gove isn’t the Prime Minister.

“Whenever there’s a conversation with the UK Government, there’s a need to then wait to see if that really is going to be the position taken because the UK Government minister needs to go back to their boss to confirm what they are and aren’t doing, so that’s unhelpful in our relationships.

“It would be much better for all of us if we put the politics aside of how people do or don’t want to vote, which party they prefer, it would just be much better for all of us if the Prime Minister did meet regularly with the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.”