Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:55 pm on 5 December 2017.
Andrew RT Davies
Conservative
1:55,
5 December 2017
First Minister, why have you subsequently, then, when we've been questioning you in this Chamber, indicated that you had issues brought to your attention by the individual I named and others, and that you dealt with those issues at that time? Because there are quite clearly two stories running here, and it is difficult for the impartial observer to try and get to the truth of what people want to hear, which is what was actually going on in 2014 and what action was taken by you. So, can you clear up who is telling the truth: Leighton Andrews or yourself?
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