Now that we’re all under lockdown conditions, obtaining utilized to a brand-new sense of ‘normal’ has presented certain problems – as one Welsh political leader discovered out to his cost during a Zoom meeting:

Vaughan Gething, the health and wellness priest for Wales, had a specifically humiliating fault when he failed to remember to silence himself before choosing to slag off one of his coworkers.

Musing out loud, he asked of one of his associates: “What the f *** is the matter with her?!”

The responses of the rest of the people in the conference are frankly unbelievable.

Of program – resistance politicians have seen a chance to criticise Gething, with Plaid Cymru calling for his resignation:

Adam Price, leader of the event, said: “The Welsh Health Minister strongly assaulting his very own party coworker who was raising reputable concerns elevated by a Welsh Nobel Prize winner reveals why he is not the male for this important task.

Gething tweeted: “I’m obviously embarrassed about my comments at the end of questions today. I’ve sent a message apologising and offered to speak to @JennyRathbone if she wishes to do so. It is an unwelcome distraction at a time of unprecedented challenge.”

Of course – opposition politicians have seen an opportunity to criticise Gething, with Plaid Cymru calling for his resignation:

Adam Price, leader of the party, said: “The Welsh Health Minister aggressively attacking his own party colleague who was raising legitimate concerns raised by a Welsh Nobel Prize winner shows why he is not the man for this vital job. To maintain public confidence he surely has to go.”

Others have said that criticism of a human reaction during a global pandemic is ‘short-sighted’.

Either way, he’s certainly learned how to use that mute button the hard way.