Is it Malcolm Tucker or Sir Humphrey at work in the Senedd?

The BBC carries on with reports that  the first minister is facing fresh allegations he misled the assembly over what he knew about bullying in the Welsh Government.

Carwyn Jones had told the assembly there was no record of a complaint by a minister about the treatment of special advisers back in 2014.
But Plaid Cymru AM Adam Price claims an email has emerged raising concerns.
The Welsh Government said what Mr Jones had said was "accurate".
Mr Jones has repeatedly denied concerns were raised with him about bullying.
The first minister has already referred himself to an independent inquiry into claims of bullying in the Welsh Government dating back to 2014.

The bullying claims emerged following the death of former Labour minister Carl Sargeant.
Mr Price has written to the first minister asking him to again refer himself to an independent investigation over what he knew about bullying in the Welsh Government.

This would be a call for a separate  inquiry focusing on whether Mr Jones had misled AM, though maybe this could be included into the general inquiry

In a letter, seen by BBC Wales, Mr Price points to a question he asked the first minister in December, asking if then minister Leighton Andrews had complained about the treatment of special advisors.

Mr Jones responded later that month, saying:

 "There is no record and I have no recollection of such a complaint."

An email from 2014 shows Mr Andrews was unhappy that his advisors were not permitted to accompany him to meetings in London.

"I don't recall any questions being raised when (name redacted) or (name redacted) accompanied me to meetings in London when I was previously in the Cabinet. Has there been a change of policy? I would be very concerned if I thought that (name redacted) was being treated differently from other special advisers," .

Mr Andrews, who has been a vocal critic of Mr Jones since the death of Mr Sargeant, has accused the first minister of misleading the assembly in December "on several occasions".
The Welsh Government said the first minister's response to questions were "accurate".
  
Fans of Armando Iannucci BBC sitcom, The Thick of It, may think this is pretty tame even when considering the Tragic events.

But I wonder if it shows a policy of deliberately  undermining colleagues even if it does not involve a "The Thick of It  character" Malcolm Tucker who regularly uses smears or threats of violence to achieve his ends.

Of course the inquiry will probably  resemble one set up by Sir Humphrey of "Yes Minister"  fame and exonerate Carwyn Jones.

Whether it is a Malcolm Tucker or Sir Humphrey who  is at work in Cardiff Bay  the question is to what extent the First Minister Knew what was going on and if he has misled AM and the rest of us in his denials.