Vaughan Gething, the first minister of Wales, has lost a no-confidence vote in the Welsh parliament; the first Black leader of Wales insisted he would not resign.
The first minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, lost a no-confidence vote in the Welsh parliament on Wednesday, less than three months after he made history as the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. The opposition Conservatives called the nonbinding vote in Gething, who heads Wales' semi-autonomous administration, after weeks of criticism of his leadership and judgment in accepting a contentious campaign donation.
Gething criticized the tenor of the discussion about his conduct, saying that 'like me, so many people of color have been traduced and vilified merely for raising concerns about how some of these debates have been handled.' Wales, which has a population of about 3 million, is one of four parts of the United Kingdom, along with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The British government in London is responsible for defense, foreign affairs and other U.K.
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