Vaughan Gething: Anger over first minister’s resignation

On Tuesday, Mr Gething announced he was resigning as first minister and that a new leader would be in place in the autumn.

He will carry on leading the Welsh government until his successor is chosen.

Mr Gething has been dogged by questions over a £200,000 campaign donation from a businessman convicted of environmental offences.

He has also be criticised over the sacking of former minister Hannah Blythyn for allegedly leaking to the media, which she denies.

It has been no secret relationships in the Senedd’s Labour group have been tense and at times dubbed “unworkable”.

On Tuesday morning, cabinet members Mick Antoniw, Lesley Griffiths, Julie James and Jeremy Miles quit their positions and called on Mr Gething to go.

Former economy secretary Mr Miles, who ran against Mr Gething for the leadership earlier this year, said: “The events of the last few months including your loss of the confidence vote in the Senedd have been incredibly painful. I can’t see any way forward for us.”

In his Senedd resignation speech, Mr Gething denied any wrongdoing, saying: “I regret that the burden of proof is no longer an important commodity in the language of our politics.”