The Welsh First Minister has announced that he is to step down after Four Welsh government ministers resigned from the Welsh Government, Vaughan Gething must leave office
Gething has only been First Minister for 118 days which will make him the shortest serving Welsh First Minister in 25 years of devolution.
Explaining his decision, he said:
“I have this morning taken the difficult decision to begin the process of stepping down as leader of the Welsh Labour Party and, as a result, First Minister.
“Having been elected as leader of my party in March, I had hoped that over the summer a period of reflection, rebuilding and renewal could take place under my leadership.
“I recognise now that this is not possible.
“It has been the honour of my life to do this job even for a few short months.”
The resignations came hours before the final FMQs before the Senedd breaks up for summer.
Miles said that serving in the Welsh Government has been an immense privilege and solemn responsibility.
It is with deep sadness that I resign today.
In his letter he said that the past few months had become a “distraction” from the government and was damaging the party.
Gething lost a no-confidence vote in the Sennedd last month over an ongoing controversy regarding a campaign donation from a company owned by an individual previously convicted of environmental offences.
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