‘Fantastic job’

Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford has praised the ‘fantastic job’ colleagues have been doing throughout the ongoing pandemic.

Speaking as Wales exited its two-week ‘firebreak’ lockdown, the First Minister cautioned against hand delivering Christmas cards in person this year because it risks increasing the spread of coronavirus. Instead, he said he’ll be ‘relying’ on Royal Mail to do the job for him.

When asked whether people should be sending Christmas cards this year, Mr Drakeford replied: 'As far as I know, there is no reason why people should not be sending other people Christmas cards. People have continued to mark other occasions, birthdays and so on, by sending cards in the whole of this year.’

He went on to pay tribute to colleagues for doing a ‘fantastic job in keeping our mail services going right throughout the pandemic.’

‘I think myself I probably will deliver fewer cards by hand this year because the more we get about and the more we risk meeting people the more the risks are,’ he continued.

‘I’ll be relying on the hugely professional services of those who work in Royal Mail and as ever will be thanking them for the enormous efforts they make to make sure that our Christmas post gets from us to those who, this year more than ever, I think we want to be in touch with.’