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Gething resigns as first minister of Wales
Vaughan Gething speaks at the launch of Labour's six steps for change in Wales at the Priory Centre in Abergavenny, while on the General Election campaign trail, May 30, 2024

VAUGHAN GETHING resigned as first minister of Wales today after four of his senior cabinet secretaries quit and demanded he step down.

The First Minister had been in post just four months, making him the shortest-serving leader in Wales, with the second-shortest term in office in Britain since Conservative prime minister Liz Truss was forced from office.

The co-ordinated resignations of senior cabinet colleagues Mick Antoniw, Lesley Griffiths, Julie James and Jeremy Miles this morning threw Mr Gething’s government into turmoil and forced his resignation.

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