It is “odds on” that a no-confidence motion to force the first minister’s resignation, will be brought forward by opposition members in the Senedd following recent events, the Conservative Senedd leader has said.
The comments, by Andrew RT Davies, were in response to Vaughan Gething’s sacking of a minister on Thursday alleging she leaked text messages to the media, which she denies.
It also follows months of turmoil in Welsh Labour over controversial donations to Mr Gething’s leadership campaign.
Mr Davies said his party “will have conversations with other parties” in Cardiff Bay to see the level of support for a no-confidence motion.
Why does anyone listen to what Andrew Davies has to say any more?
From the outset: I’m not a Tory, I’m pretty fuckin’ far away from what would be Conversative platforms, but this dude just seems to be the ackshyually kid that is a minor noise in the background but brings no real solutions to the table.
If you’re going to noise up Drakeford and then be made to look an inch tall by one of the most mild mannered people in modern politics, then what are you doing in government?
I don’t get it at all. If there are any more right-leaning folk about (I don’t bite!), I’d love to hear why he’s somehow the figurehead of opposition politics in Wales.
I’m honestly unsure how or why he’s ended up in the position he is it, it may just be that there’s little other choice on the right-wing for people in Wales and he’s just the only thing over that way at the minute.
I’m surprised we haven’t seen more Reform characters on the scene down here in South Wales.
I thought that might have been the case as well, certainly down the south west. I’m from the other south originally and I still can’t get my head around having David Davies in office (at the risk of conflating MPs and AMs). Lots of parodies, tropes, and long standing gags - but I’ve never really understood why.
I’ve spoken with him on a couple of occasions and he’s a genuine and nice enough bloke, but we couldn’t be further apart on 90% of issues.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
It is “odds on” that a no-confidence motion to force the first minister’s resignation, will be brought forward by opposition members in the Senedd following recent events, the Conservative Senedd leader has said.The comments, by Andrew RT Davies, were in response to Vaughan Gething’s sacking of a minister on Thursday alleging she leaked text messages to the media, which she denies.It also follows months of turmoil in Welsh Labour over controversial donations to Mr Gething’s leadership campaign.Mr Davies said his party “will have conversations with other parties” in Cardiff Bay to see the level of support for a no-confidence motion.Mr Gething dismissed his minister for social partnership, Hannah Blythyn, after a story, originally published by Nation.Cymru, revealed the Welsh Labour leader told ministers he was deleting messages from a pandemic-era group chat.After her departure, Ms Blythyn said she “did not, nor have I ever, leaked anything”.
On the same day it emerged that Mr Gething will be giving £31,000 to Labour from his campaign funds, having spent most of the £250,000 he was gifted, including £200,000 from a company owned by a man previously convicted of environmental offences.On Friday, Mr Gething announced the appointment of Bridgend MS Sarah Murphy as Ms Blythyn’s replacement.A few hours earlier, Mr Davies told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that the first minister was demonstrating an “inability to provide the answers to address the questions that are legitimately put to him around the donations, around the messages and around now this sacking”.He needed to produce evidence to support his sacking of Ms Blythyn, said the Conservative MS, “as a matter of urgency, restore confidence back in the government and get on with the job of delivering for the people of Wales”.
"He added: "I would say that it’s odds on that motion of no-confidence would come forward, and then members will have the ability to express their confidence, or not, in Vaughan Gething.
"Asked about the sacking, and whether his government was split, in an ITV Wales interview on Thursday, the first minister said: “Ministers need to be able to trust each other, to share information freely and frankly,” he said.
"My team of ministers are united about the reality of where we are and what we’ve had to do, and the fact that there are priorities for all of us in doing the things that matter to the people of Wales.
"Any motion of no confidence is not expected to be put forward for some weeks, due to procedural and logistical issues.Labour has 30 of the 60 members in the Senedd chamber, meaning a Labour member would need to abstain for a no-confidence vote to pass.
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