The first Black leader of Wales loses a no-confidence vote but says he won’t resign

LONDON — The first minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, lost a no-confidence vote in the Welsh parliament on Wednesday, less than three months after he made history as the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. Gething’s Labour Party holds 30 of the 60 Senedd seats, and two Labour lawmakers were out sick on Wednesday, ensuring the no-confidence vote would pass. He said at the time that it was “a matter of pride for a modern Wales but also a daunting responsibility for me — and one that I do not take lightly.” During his election campaign he faced criticism for accepting 200,000 pounds in donations from a recycling company whose owner had been found guilty of environmental offenses and breaching health and safety regulations. do not demonstrate the required skills set for the office holder of first minister.” But Gething revealed bad blood within Welsh Labour when he fired government minister Hannah Blythyn for allegedly leaking private phone messages to the media.