Welsh First Minister Loses Vote of No Confidence

The First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething has lost a vote of no confidence tabled by the Welsh Conservatives. The motion took place on Wednesday following the collapse of a cooperation deal between Labour and Plaid Cymru. Twenty-nine Welsh MPs voted in favour of the resolution, while 27 voted against. Mr. Gething, who replaced Mark Drakeford as Welsh first minister in March in a Welsh Labour leadership contest, indicated he would still remain in office. The motion is non-binding and will not force him to stand down. Rows The minister has faced questions over a £200,000 donation to his Welsh Labour leadership campaign from a company called the Dauson Environmental Group, which is owned by David Neal, who has twice been convicted of environmental offences....