Vaughan Gething to resign as Wales First Minister after ministers rebels

[@claudioricci1]

He should have resigned weeks ago but instead he kept us Gething

[@euphoriaggaminghd]

Nice 😂😂

[@kochmuncher4471]

Ha, very good 👏

[@evgeniynagornyak1150]

What is his origin?

[@DailyHazards]

@@evgeniynagornyak1150 Wales

[@freepress8451]

@@evgeniynagornyak1150 Zambia

[@RealOGfikey]

A narcissist who couldn't and wouldn't admit he is wrong and corrupt. If his skin colour was somehow a factor in this then he wouldn't have become leader in the first place. It was his actions and real journalism in Wales that exposed that corruption that brought him down. That's how you deal with people like him.

[@markdavies1034]

Yup ~ played the race card to the hilt.

[@brianpaige4884]

Yep keep Wales... Wales... indigenous only

[@melluques8475]

Was he really? 🥺✝️🕯️🕊🙏🏻

[@RealOGfikey]

@@melluques8475 Yes.

[@koalafiedmistake5507]

@James-qh7cm THat's like, instantly easy to prove wrong, but we know you don't care about that dear so you keep your happy little box. The adults will keep moving along, sweetie.

[@wayneeldred8149]

He was elected by the Senudd, now there is the biggest worry, typical poor judgement by a body of people who simply have no clue what is best for Wales.

[@jonrollerson7824]

Diversity hire

[@Surreptitious_1]

Another pretender gone. Thankfully. Lets get back to basics please.

[@50_Pence]

Took money from the wrong corrupt businessman. Silly Billy

[@blackbeard6423]

He comes across as an incompetent bully.

[@UKsoldier45]

With family in Wales I can only say they are all thrilled with this decision. Please Labour let people in Wales live normal lives! Why do you have to control everything!!?

[@lem5288]

I live in Wales. When the news broke yesterday I was chatting to neighbours. Suffice to say we all cheered. Only problem is there is noone in our useless Senedd of any calibre so the future is bleak.

[@paddydaley6808]

£200,000 on an internal election in Wales. Imagine Starmer accepting £4m for his leadership campaign for British Labour.

[@moeezS]

Pretty easy to imagine!

[@ianherd569]

another one with a large immediate pension, probably!

[@gerardphillips7507]

Sadly not, only held this position for a short while 120 days ish, has to wait until 65 to receive his accumulated Welsh senedd pensions. Perhaps there is a spot for him in Scotland Labour after the next landslide....

[@Steven-hq3go]

It's a shame most people vote for politicians that hate them.

[@nedbushcrafter7185]

Shows you how bad a labour government is

[@user-vx5hu3ln5d]

Well, at least he lasted longer than Liz Truss did!🙃

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Refusing to resign can do that. ^^

[@markdavies1034]

The difference is that she was the Prime Minister of a country ~ as opposed to a wannabe failed parish councillor in charge of the tea kitty.

[@123brownjames]

He’s been a goner for weeks, his party were waiting till after the King’s visit to the Senedd last week to then make a move.

[@123prestolee]

It’s gone really well in the UK for those leaders only chosen because of Equality of Outcome - Oh, I crave the good old days when people succeed on merit not skin colour.

[@factsofmotivationofficial]

On a par with Truss, at least she went out on her principles. Gething wimpers away as a man not even his own party wanted under a cloud of corruption and bullying, playing the race card.

[@RealOGfikey]

Spot on. 🎯

[@helenlloyd6564]

Best bit of news I've heard for a while. He wasn't for Wales our people, culture, history or heritage heritage. As many politicians of today, career politicians.

[@jaykay1848]

that owl eyed woman's face sitting behind him and when he finished his speech tells you all you need to know

[@BossySwan]

Owl eyed woman 😂

[@wtc-d5s]

He could always get a job on Channel 4 news.

[@smokemeakipper1076]

😂

[@canadianpsychologist]

We condemn Cathy Newman of Channel 4 News for her bad interviewing on Jan 16, 2018 wherein she injected her own bias into her summaries of the interviewee’s responses and guised attempts to misrepresent the interviewee as confirmation questions. Cathy Newman’s parents ought to be ashamed of having such an incompetent and reprehensible daughter. Cathy Newman: we detest your behavior.

[@rb1062]

She is now regarded as a joke by many of us.

[@JackosJingles]

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

[@jjrider6758]

AND THERE IT IS !! - at 2:40, with boring predictability, he pulled the race-card.. I'm sure there's a person somewhere that might be mildly upset for a few seconds about Gething's resignation.. But I'm not..

[@user-qk1kx1do7n]

He didn't think that the Wesh would allow a black man would be allowed the top job. Wales is not a major European country. Dont fool your self.

[@thesmallerhalf1968]

The description was ‘ a European nation’. That is not what you claim.

[@kochmuncher4471]

Clown comment

[@gemlouise1260]

Well, there was his first mistake. Insulting the vast majority of your electorate by implying they're all too racist to vote you in isn't likely to raise your popularity very much.

[@kochmuncher4471]

@@gemlouise1260 Very good point

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Since the mines went, Wales is dying. :(

[@RB-jq6gh]

When is this country going to get back to running it's own affairs like it done for centuries before race came into it?.

[@bowserheadteacher]

Channel 4... the channel of lies.

[@smokemeakipper1076]

Bingo 👆👆👆

[@Sparky5960]

Excellent news

[@mikeantonio3163]

Colour again. People who look like him. I'd rather be unique!

[@Lgdtdgjjvgjk]

Nice bit of news to wake up to

[@raffrafferty9400]

It's everyone else's fault. No humility. What a narcissist.

[@natpalazzo8833]

Hopefully, having this trend of non-white leaders across the UK is over, and we can now get on with business.

[@pherphuxake]

Non-white leaders who were never voted in as leaders.

[@saffronia2992]

Can the whites do it better?😅 Don't kid yourself as if race has anything to do with competency.

[@ugoekwegh4581]

no its not A black man is your foreign secretary A brown woman is your Justice minister "Minorities" like you like to refer them as will ALWAYS have a stake in this country Like it or not we are here to stay... For Good

[@Kellbell-z6i]

@@ugoekwegh4581 because the minority privilege and anti european racism is alive and well. Be non European and get a fast track to the top because if they don't they can face inquires in the public sector or investment blocks in the prvt sector

[@Kellbell-z6i]

@@ugoekwegh4581 only because of a soon to be discontinued practice of racist DEI

[@nickoteen3329]

Can’t wait for his book! 😂

[@djrobwag]

He did nothing in mid wales

[@rampageclover9788]

As an Irishman, I look at our Celtic brothers and sisters across the pond in the valleys as well as up in the highlands and weep for them as they are going through the exact same thing as us….a debasement of heritage and identity through the systematic invasion of backward-thinking, resentful people who wanna take what doesn’t belong to them and remould it in their image…..

[@helenlloyd6564]

@@rampageclover9788 Yes Irish brother a Welsh sister here. My thoughts are for Ireland 🇮🇪. Be strong don't let your beautiful country be invaded and confused. Keep it Irish.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ardalire651]

Your racism is disgusting. You sound weak and old.

[@nervousheadache]

Grow up.

[@rampageclover9788]

@@helenlloyd6564 I love your country. The scenery, the literature, the food and of course the people - such kind, warm souls. I have also loved watching our fierce battles on the rugby pitch down through the years where neither side has taken any prisoners along with the tight collaboration that the Lions tour affords us every few years where we cast all rivalries aside and transform into fellow Celtic warriors joined at the hip with a common cause to annihilate the Boks, Wallabies and All Blacks on their home turf.....nobody can or will take that away from us. Cofion gorau

[@Punk1984Rock]

The racist muslim from scotland is available i think.

[@luigicirelli2583]

hear hear

[@daviekielty4695]

Well, one of them is.

[@TBrl8]

Where’s the leeks?

[@jaffa3717]

Now replace him with someone who is actually Welsh

[@rhobatbrynjones7374]

Vaughan Gething is a citizen of Wales and is as much Welsh as you or I. Shame on you for suggesting otherwise.

[@AleXoEx0]

@@rhobatbrynjones7374 Do you think the chinese consider non asians chinese? Of course not, only europeans are subjected to total demographic transformation due to mass immigration, and then told to celebrate it.

[@rhobatbrynjones7374]

@@AleXoEx0 Since when do we look to the Chinese for definitions of citizenship? Citizenship is defined by being a resident of a country and living under the law of that country. It is not based on the racist bigotry that you promote.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

@@rhobatbrynjones7374 He's not. He can leave tomorrow and never look back at us. He doesn't care anything for this country. If he fought as hard for the steel industry, Port Talbot wouldn't be becoming a ghost town. He only cared about fattening his pockets.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

@@rhobatbrynjones7374 He's not. Downvote the truth all you want. If he cared about the steelworks as much as taking backhanders, Port Talbot wouldn't be on the verge of a ghost town.

[@ruthbees7214]

Labour in the sened are a joke. How hard is it to elect a leader that is going to do something positive for wales. It would be nice to have someone that doesn't waste money on 20 mph speed limits and m4 relief road. Millions been wasted by incompetent Labour government. That is why wales will never progress and will always be a little poorly run backwater.

[@evgeniynagornyak1150]

Reform

[@RealBobWilkins]

The police need to look into this box ticker . He is a liar and a thief

[@DaleHanson-nw9yc]

Hear Hear

[@colinleatham9143]

If he's Welsh,i'm a hottentot

[@AnthonyD-yy2in]

His mother is Zambian and his father is Welsh He was born in Zambia, and should get involved with Zambian politics instead.

[@andrewjones-productions]

That makes you a 'hottentot' as he is Welsh with Welsh lineage, heritage and ancestors.

[@stevielloyd6519]

Got the welshest name in wales though! 😅

[@Kellbell-z6i]

@@andrewjones-productions by definition half welsh. And if it continues at this rate the average person in wales will barely be a quarter welsh by 2124. Stop seeing the end of your people out of niceness. They wouldn’t do the same for you.

[@Kellbell-z6i]

@@andrewjones-productions by definition half welsh. And if it continues at this rate the average person in wales will barely be a quarter welsh by 2124. Stop seeing the end of your people out of niceness. They wouldn’t do the same for you.

[@JinkyGames]

ministers rebels? good name for a band

[@strangemagic5502]

I wonder who'll they go for next on the appeasement level

[@williammore558]

Who would have thought! What a fine mess😅

[@belkentens]

Great news This one Sunak And the Scottish one

[@monikel]

May Lammy follow your steps Sir

[@ugoekwegh4581]

no he wont

[@Kellbell-z6i]

@@ugoekwegh4581 yes he will, down with you racist dei hires

[@ragnor56]

Geth I shouldn't have met a criminal backer !!!

[@lynisathome222]

Upset because he was caught out.

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

Africans larping as Welshmen😲

[@proudmganda1159]

Nonsense

[@LickorishAllsorts]

Well, before that we had a welshman that wanted to be an asian.

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

@@proudmganda1159 Larping I sayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

[@IntrovertMaxxing]

Because his bl-

[@mikehipperson]

Bland?

[@evgeniynagornyak1150]

Black.

[@evgeniynagornyak1150]

​@@mikehipperson😂

[@IntrovertMaxxing]

@@mikehipperson like all Welsh people

[@richardhughes2249]

BLown his chance ?

[@blindpugh12]

About time!

[@UKnotSafeUnderStarmer]

This obsession of pointing out people's background and the colour of skin is the reason why this country can't move on. It seems we do put them in position of power in the nations governments however they tend to lack the necessary leadership qualifications and skills. Maybe because of that attitude is the main factor and which guides them, having a chip on one shoulder isn't the best foot forward.

[@Supernovaeh]

You can take your silly 20mph limits with you.

[@michaelmoran2022]

Just another sad box ticking Excercise, that went pear shaped👎👎

[@allisonwales999]

He is trying to make it a matter of colour. I don't care what colour the leader is, being truthful and honest is a much more "sort after" quality in a Welsh leader. Glad to see the back of him.

[@zenster1097]

You are so cowardly. You should make it about it color or colour.

[@anthonyroach2908]

Alun Michael ex-SWP COMMISSIONER STATES GETHIN WAS FORCED OUT AND NO SUPPORT??? Mr Michael I don’t think your comments are appropriate as you were head of SWP!

[@7th.trumpet]

Spineless box ticker !😂.

[@vincentdegennaro3375]

If ever there was a disgraced politician holding on to power..it was this pillock..oh wait, I forgot about Nickerless salmon…

[@roxannerobinson9173]

A government that looks like the people if serves - maybe this is the problem. People should not be chosen for what they look like, pandering to ideals - they should be chosen because they are the best person for the role and have the best interests of the country and it's people at heart.

[@Pebble_Collector]

After ministers rebels? English: quite good

[@MrCozzie28]

Yeah but he's black

[@ed7384]

Welsh people are nice

[@davidboydarnott417]

Who did he say it to? People who talk to themselves are usually round the twist. 😂😂

[@lewissmith350]

There have now been six first ministers of Wales, alun michael, rhodri morgan, carwyn jones, mark drakeford, and Vaughan Gething, and all were Labour, i wonder who the next shall be, obviously Labour, i am not sure if the next after that will be labour, plaid or conservative, as it will be a mid term of stamer election, i predict labour will win, but maybe plaid or the tories could sneak a win, so maybe the eighth first minister shall not be labour, or maybe they shall. 2026 is the date of the next Welsh election.

[@helenlloyd6564]

@@lewissmith350 Yes agree. I too am Welsh. It would be brilliant if Plaid was to install a First Minister. Someone patriotic towards Wales, protector of Welsh values, history, culture and heritage. And not only Wales embrace the other great countries within the United Kingdom.

[@lem5288]

​@@helenlloyd6564And you really think Plaid is going to do that? Look at the SNP. That turned out well didn't it?

[@CensoredbyYTforhavinganopinion]

How long will it be before they pull the race card

[@chrismartincoldplay2023]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@AlBowly]

He could always get a part time job at the WNO as I hear they are short of fiddlers.

[@banterbeards8967]

I’m mixed race but seeing a black man as first minister of WALES is ridiculous. DEI has gone way too far

[@lewissmith350]

His father is Welsh, and he has lived in Wales most of his life. And look his very Welsh name.

[@banterbeards8967]

@@lewissmith350 and what percentage of ppl in wales are black?? It’s quite clearly a DEI appointment

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Blimey. I’ve just seen this article…….the man’s been been sacked & I never even realised he was an ethnic minority …….so Wales, Scotland and ‘Britain’ all had ethnic minorities leading them. …..for a while anyways …. Interesting

[@georgesotiriou7051]

Who?

[@PuuberZ]

Of course he needs to bring race into it.

[@Tktktktsrt]

Did the people of Wales vote for him?

[@staceyleeellis9160]

Box ticking exercise over …..

[@Arthur-b9b]

Bye bye

[@mdshiful7433]

Pary for Bangladesh student 😌🇧🇩🥺💔

[@BossySwan]

Silly man

[@TwicePut]

#Savebangladeshistudents

[@dennisjones203]

Well this is the shape of things to come from labour partie I believe and we shall see .

[@dragonredsinbad4631]

I knew it was too good to be true the racism was palpable. I was shocked he had ever got the job. I knew they'd get him out ASAP

[@Kellbell-z6i]

lol the only racism here was anti European racism. He got the job in the first place because of his racial privilege.

[@strangemagic5502]

Well he probably didn't get it on merit

[@johnhamilton6768]

Lol

[@FilterHQ]

lol

[@KarenTurner-ti4jq]

I should have Welsh running ur country ur own Welsh decedent people not racist just saying England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ireland 🇮🇪 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 & wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 there own people 🇬🇧

[@robfarquhar7780]

Sunak gone , Yousaf gone , and now Gething gone that only leaves the Irish 1st minister , Sarwar in Scotland and Khan and its a result

[@blenderboy1900]

Wales is a dump 😭😂😂

[@rhobatbrynjones7374]

Ah another bigot who wants to put their ignorance on display. But not in their own name. Like every coward, he hides behind a pseudonym.

[@helenlloyd6564]

@@blenderboy1900 A dump. You obviously lead a sheltered life. You need to visit not the tourists part of London the real London. Hackney, Stepney, Bow, Stretham, Battersea, Paddington. After visiting those take a drive up the M1 or A1 visit Bradford. Then you can compare what a dump is.

[@toms986]

@rhobatbrynjones7374 He is just a troll on the internet, Wales is actually a nice place.

[@ycymrobach9012]

Playing the race card to the end.

[@user-zi8qe6tf9f]

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[@helenlloyd6564]

If your starving, why doesn't the great almighty Allah feed you ??

[@landyrover4589]

Is that because the leaders in Yemen prioritise bullets over food 🤔

[@Dan23213]

@@helenlloyd6564😂😂😂😂😂

[@jackieisseri2967]

Allah does not exist. Please pray to Jesus.

[@happyhedgehogfoods9483]

Get stuffed

[@jimmybilge7425]

Thank you social media these crooked politicians can no longer get away with it

[@StreetsOfRage2]

Can we please get back to being normal, where you're hired on merit instead of the optics of ethnicity or gender?

[@TwicePut]

#Savebangladeshistudents

[@TwicePut]

#Savebangladeshistudents