Welsh first minister Vaughan Gething loses confidence vote
Vote does not automatically force Labour’s Gething to resign less than 12 weeks into job, but pressure to step down will growThe Welsh first minister, Vaughan Gething, has lost a no-confidence vote less than 12 weeks after taking office, following a series of scandals that have called into question his judgment and transparency.Gething’s defeat is a significant blow to his authority and a growing problem for the UK Labour leader, Keir Starmer, who so far has repeatedly backed the Labour first minister. Continue reading...
Vote does not automatically force Labour’s Gething to resign less than 12 weeks into job, but pressure to step down will grow
The Welsh first minister, Vaughan Gething, has lost a no-confidence vote less than 12 weeks after taking office, following a series of scandals that have called into question his judgment and transparency.
Gething’s defeat is a significant blow to his authority and a growing problem for the UK Labour leader, Keir Starmer, who so far has repeatedly backed the Labour first minister. Continue reading...