Cynon Valley MS Vikki Howells was among the first to nominate Vaughan Gething for the 2024 Welsh Labour leadership election, the Cynon Valley Ms also voted for Vaughan Gething when there was a call for a vote of no confidence in the first minister.
On 5 June County Times reported: that Ms Howells said she and the rest of the Welsh Labour group are behind Mr Gething and would not resign even if he lost. She added: “This is not a binding vote, bind votes are the votes cast at the ballot box in the Senedd election.
“No, he wouldn’t have to resign because he just won a democratic vote to be leader of Welsh Labour that was cast on a one member, one vote basis.”
Ms Howells branded the no-confidence vote a “gimmick” from the Conservatives and insisted the vote and concerns about Mr Gething were not being raised as an issue on the doorstep.
She added: “I can say that hand on heart that every single member who will be present in the chamber or voting online today will be voted in wholeheartedly with confidence in Vaughan Gething.”
Others who nominated Vaughan Gething were: Dawn Bowden Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Jayne Bryant Newport West, Hefin David Caerphilly, Rebecca Evans Gower, Eluned Morgan
Lynne Neagle Torfaen, Jack Sargeant Alyn and Deeside Ken Skates Clwyd South Joyce Watson.
Responding to Welsh Government Ministers resigning from Government this morning, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said:
“Vaughan Gething’s time as First Minister is rightly coming to an end.
“But Labour cannot fool the people of Wales. These Ministers, like Jeremy Miles, sat in his Cabinet, they stood by his side, and they are culpable for the breakdown of governance in Wales.
Cynon Valley MS Vikki Howells was among the first to nominate Vaughan Gething for the 2024 Welsh Labour leadership election.
Others were Dawn Bowden Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Jayne Bryant Newport West, Hefin David Caerphilly, Rebecca Evans Gower, Eluned Morgan
Lynne Neagle Torfaen, Jack Sargeant Alyn and Deeside Ken Skates Clwyd South Joyce Watson.
The members of the Senedd who voted to keep Vaughan Gething as first minister
Mick Antoniw MS (Labour): Against Mabon ap Gwynfor MS (Plaid Cymru): For
Rhun ap Iorwerth MS (Plaid Cymru): For Natasha Asghar MS (Conservatives): For
Hannah Blythyn MS (Labour): Absent Dawn Bowden MS (Labour): Against Jayne Bryant MS (Labour): Against Cefin Campbell MS (Plaid Cymru): For Hefin David MS (Labour): Against
Alun Davies MS (Labour): Against Andrew RT Davies MS (Conservatives): For Gareth Davies MS (Conservatives): For Paul Davies MS (Conservatives): For Jane Dodds MS (Lib Dem): For
Mark Drakeford MS (Labour): Against James Evans MS (Conservatives): For Rebecca Evans MS (Labour): Against Janet Finch-Saunders MS (Conservatives): For Luke Fletcher MS (Plaid Cymru): For Peter Fox MS (Conservatives): For Heledd Fychan MS (Plaid Cymru): For Russell George MS (Conservatives): For Vaughan Gething MS (Labour): Against Tom Giffard MS (Conservatives): For John Griffiths MS (Labour): Against Lesley Griffiths MS (Labour): Against Llyr Gruffydd MS (Plaid Cymru): For Siân Gwenllian MS (Plaid Cymru): For Mike Hedges MS (Labour): Against Vikki Howells MS (Labour): Against Altaf Hussain MS (Conservatives): For
Jane Hutt MS (Labour): Against Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Labour): Against Mark Isherwood MS (Conservatives): For Joel James MS (Conservatives): For Julie James MS (Labour): Against
Delyth Jewell MS (Plaid Cymru): For Elin Jones MS (Plaid Cymru): No vote as presiding officer
Laura Anne Jones MS (Conservatives): For Samuel Kurtz MS (Conservatives): For Jeremy Miles MS (Labour): Against Darren Millar MS (Conservatives): For Eluned Morgan MS (Labour): Against Julie Morgan MS (Labour): Against Sarah Murphy MS (Labour): Against
Lynne Neagle MS (Labour): Against Peredur Owen Griffiths MS (Plaid Cymru): For Rhianon Passmore MS (Labour): Against Adam Price MS (Plaid Cymru): For Jenny Rathbone MS (Labour): Against David Rees MS (Labour): No vote as deputy presiding officer Sam Rowlands MS (Conservatives): For Jack Sargeant MS (Labour): Against Ken Skates MS (Labour): Against.
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