Welsh government focused on helping Labour win general election, Ken Skates says

Speaking to Sunday Supplement, Mr Jones said: “He knows he’ll have to work very, very hard to make sure that he increases the people of Wales’ confidence in his tenure as first minister.”

Mr Jones was first minister of Wales between 2009 and 2018, and followed by Mr Gething’s predecessor Mark Drakeford.

Mr Jones added: “There’s an election in 2026, that’ll be the time to judge the Welsh Labour government and Vaughan as a first minister.

“He hasn’t had much of a chance to prove himself.”

Asked if Mr Gething had brought the problems on himself, Mr Jones replied: “Well, people have to judge for themselves.

“I’m absolutely sure Vaughan would’ve wanted to have a different start to his time as first minister.

“But he does need, I think, to be given the opportunity to prove himself over the next two years, and then people can judge him in [a Senedd] election.”