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

By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government has lost a no-confidence vote. The result is non-binding and Vaughan Gething says he won’t resign, but will continue “to serve and lead my country.” It comes less than three months after Gething made history as the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. The opposition Conservatives called the vote after weeks of criticism of Gething’s leadership. He has faced criticism for accepting donations from a recycling company whose owner had been found guilty of environmental offenses. Gething’s Labour Party holds 30 of the 60 seats in Wales’ parliament, but two of its lawmakers were off sick on Wednesday. He lost the vote by a margin of 29 to 27.