Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething resigns after four ministers resigned
 

Four members of the Welsh Government have resigned over Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething's leadership and called for him to step down.

This is related to a row over a controversial donation, a ministerial sacking and the lost no-confidence vote.

It looks unlikely that Gething can hang on.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...d75caf48f&ei=7

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I agree. A shame really as he seemed a natural successor to Mark Drakeford, both were prominent throughout COVID; he seems to have had all the cards but played the wrong hand. Quite the fall from grace really for a talented man.

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Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out:)

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And Gething has indeed resigned.
https://news.sky.com/story/vaughan-g...ister-13140086

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He won't even stand down immediately. May the investigations into his acts mean he also has to leave the Arsembly altogether, and face criminal investigation.

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He can’t actually resign without going to see Charlie Farley, and even then he’s unlikely to formally leave the post until the new FM is chosen. Whatever else he’s done, that’s the correct procedure and he can’t be faulted for following it.

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And he has the support of Sir Keir .

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Not FM it would be labour party leader and hope every AM tows the party line + one other to make a new FM :D

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Maybe he can hire Trump's lawyers. They're on a roll at the moment.

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The way Welsh Labour manged the Welsh economy and public services are the template for the UK. Enjoy!

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So true, did post be careful what you wish ( vote ) for :D

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Another shining example of the great advantages devolution has given the country.

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You have them using the template :shocked:

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Eluned Morgan has been confirmed as the new Welsh Labour leader and will succeed Vaughan Gething as first minister of Wales.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c51yjqrzm54t

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"(Eluned Morgan) introduced a plan with several targets, but the truth is they've all been missed or are on track to be missed:

Nobody should be waiting longer than a year for their first outpatient appointment by the end of 2022. Yet, 18 months on, there were still 70,299 cases where people had been waiting longer

No patients should be waiting longer than two years for treatment in most specialities by March 2023. As of May, there were still 22,455 people waiting longer, a figure that has started to rise again after two years of improvement

No patients should be waiting longer than one year in most specialities by spring 2025. In May, there were 154,872 cases where people had been waiting more than a year. Far from being on a trajectory to hit this target, the latest statistics show this figure has been rising over the most recent four months".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn09pdvq2q9o

She attended my old Secondary school, and was born in the same area that I was.

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I know it will be a shoein but isn't guaranteed that she will be first minister.

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Max Boyce could do a better job. All Senedd debates would begin with "Ugi Ugi Ugi!" and anyone not giving the correct response should be booted out.

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Spent a lot of the last weekend, very slowly going through Wales and its 20mph zones. Tbf in a lot of cases it seemed appropriate, where front doors open directly onto A roads. I wasnt in a rush and it's a lovely place (apart from Newport, they can keep that).

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You have to be in a Newport state of mind to appreciate it :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eijc2tGe-zM

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I'm sure they are all loving the 50% extra exhust fumes passing through those doors into their homes .... :erm:

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But only 469,571 people registered an objection before the petition was closed in March.

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People supporting the petition were dismayed to find that many more who would have signed it either didn't know about it or had internet access to do so.

But by then the petition had closed.

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My electric bike goes faster that I can drive my car , and can get away with it. Crazy:erm:

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Road casualties and deaths have reduced since the 20 mph limits, so it is saving lives. Rather be a few minutes later and alive.

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You now this how:erm:

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https://www.transportxtra.com/public...et%20available.

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Why is it crazy? Your car weighs about 20 times as much, so can do far more damage at the same speed.

Plus if it gets you out of your car, everyone wins.

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Also, its based on "collisions reported to police" its possible less are reported at lower speeds. Also, no mention at all of the possible effects of increased exhaust pollution.

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While we were in Exmouth a few days ago we saw several electric bikes. even the town crier who talked to us for a while had one.

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The bike can break the speed limit . Without any problem of a fine etc

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Thank you:)