.jpg) Vaughan Gething with Keir Starmer, two weeks before Gething's resignation | |
| Date | 17 May – 16 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cause | Campaign donation of £200,000 from a criminal businessman Resignation of several cabinet members |
| Motive | To declare no confidence in Vaughan Gething as First Minister, and no confidence in the Welsh Government |
| Participants | Andrew RT Davies Rhun ap Iorwerth Mick Antoniw Julie James Lesley Griffiths Jeremy Miles |
| Outcome | Resignation of Vaughan Gething |
In June 2024, Vaughan Gething, first minister of Wales and leader of Welsh Labour, faced a non-binding vote of no-confidence in him as First Minister, tabled by the Welsh Conservatives, which he lost by a margin of 29 votes to 27 but did not resign at the time. Following mounting criticism over a campaign donation of £200,000 from a criminal businessman, and the resignation of four cabinet ministers, on 16 July 2024 Gething announced his resignation as First Minister. His resignation formally took effect on 6 August, when Eluned Morgan was elected First Minister of Wales.[1]
- ^ Frampton, Ben; Grey, Jack; Pigott, Paul (6 August 2024). "Live Reporting: Reaction as Eluned Morgan confirmed as Wales' first minister". BBC News. Retrieved 6 August 2024.