{"id":61356,"date":"2024-05-29T11:54:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/vaughan-gething-welsh-first-minister-to-face-motion-of-no-confidence\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T11:54:09","slug":"vaughan-gething-welsh-first-minister-to-face-motion-of-no-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/29\/vaughan-gething-welsh-first-minister-to-face-motion-of-no-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaughan Gething: Welsh first minister to face motion of no confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething is set to face a motion of no confidence next week.<\/p>\n

Mr Gething<\/strong><\/a> has only been in post since March but his government has since been through what he described as a “difficult” time.<\/p>\n

The motion of no confidence has been tabled by the Welsh Conservatives, the largest opposition party in the Senedd<\/strong><\/a>, and is set to take place on Wednesday 5 June.<\/p>\n

Mr Gething has faced questions over a controversial \u00a3200k donation to his leadership campaign from a man convicted of environmental offences.<\/p>\n

He has refused calls for the money to be returned and remaining funds have instead gone to “wider progressive causes”.<\/p>\n

He has said the donation was within the rules but has commissioned a review of future political donations.<\/p>\n

Mr Gething was also accused of having misled the COVID Inquiry<\/strong><\/a> after a text message emerged in which he said he would delete messages in a ministerial group chat.<\/p>\n

The first minister insisted the messages related to internal Labour Party matters.<\/p>\n

He then sacked Hannah Blythyn, a minister in his government, for allegedly leaking them to the media – allegations she denies.<\/p>\n

‘Infighting’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said Senedd members would have their say on Mr Gething’s “judgement, his transparency, and his truthfulness”.<\/p>\n

“It’s time to put an end to the obfuscation, the drift and the infighting and vote no confidence in Vaughan Gething,” he added.<\/p>\n

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth said it was Labour and Keir Starmer who would ultimately decided if Mr Gething continues in post.<\/p>\n

“In accepting \u00a3200k from a convicted polluter we obviously believe Vaughan Gething has undermined the office of First Minister and the people of Wales’ confidence,” he said.<\/p>\n

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But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has given his backing to Mr Gething.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir told reporters on the campaign trail for the general election that the first minister is “doing a good job”.<\/p>\n

“I’m looking forward to being with him in this campaign where we will campaign together for, what I hope will be, the next Labour government,” he added.<\/p>\n

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