Wales First Minister Vaughan Gething Resigns After Government Walkout

Vaughan Gething has resigned as first minister of Wales after four members of his government quit in protest over his leadership. Mr. Gething, who replaced Mark Drakeford as first minister in March in a Welsh Labour leadership contest, has been embroiled in a series of scandals which he denies. However, on Tuesday the resigning ministers, including his former leadership rival Jeremy Miles, said Mr. Gething had to go to restore confidence in the Welsh Government. ‘Personally Bruised’ In his resignation statement, Mr. Gething, who is Wales’s first black leader, said he will now discuss a timetable for the election of new leader....