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Vaughan Gething and Jeremy Miles to Contest for Welsh Labour Leadership

The leadership contest, triggered by Mark Drakeford's resignation, sees two prominent figures from the pandemic era vying for the position of first minister.

Overview

  • Vaughan Gething, the Welsh government's economy minister, has announced his bid for the leadership of the Welsh Labour Party and the position of first minister.
  • Jeremy Miles, the current education minister, is expected to announce his candidacy soon, with support from several senior cabinet ministers.
  • The leadership contest was triggered by the resignation of Mark Drakeford, the current Welsh Labour leader and first minister.
  • The new first minister is expected to be in place before the Welsh Parliament breaks up for Easter.
  • Both Gething and Miles were prominent figures during the Covid-19 pandemic, with Gething serving as health minister and Miles as education minister.