Vaughan Gething has resigned as Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales.
The news comes after four ministers resigned from the Welsh government today, citing concerns over Mr Gething’s leadership.Mr Gething was elected to replace former first minister Mark Drakeford in March.
However, he quickly came under sustained criticism in his new post for sacking minister Hannah Blythyn after she allegedly leaked a text from Mr Gething to a website. Ms Blythyn denied this and the website itself said she was not the source.He accepted £200,000 from a recycling company whose owner had been found guilty of environmental offences.
But Plaid Cymru withdrew from this agreement in May of this year – seven months before it was due to officially end.that he questioned the “judgement” of the first minister’s decision to not pay back the £200,000 donation, and was also “worried by the circumstances” relating to the sacking of Ms Blythyn.
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