Second candidate officially joins race to succeed Drakeford

Vaughan Gething elected First Minister of Wales

New Welsh Labour leader Vaughan Gething has been elected as the First Minister of Wales. He succeeds Mark Drakeford, who resigned in an emotional speech on Tuesday after holding the position since 2018. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Vaughan Gething elected as next first minister of Wales

Vaughan Gething has been elected as the next Welsh Labour leader and first minister of Wales, the first black leader of any European country. Mr Gething received a warm hug from his wife and son as his appointment as Welsh Labour leader was announced on Saturday morning in a lecture hall at Cardiff University. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn