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Vaughan Gething to become Welsh first minister after Labour leadership win
The Guardian ^ | March 16, 2024 | Steven Morris

Posted on 03/16/2024 4:08:35 AM PDT by fluorescence

Vaughan Gething has been elected as the head of Welsh Labour and will become the first black leader of a European country when he is confirmed as first minister next week.

Gething, who has worked as the health and the economy minister in the Labour-led government, succeeds Mark Drakeford after beating the education minister, Jeremy Miles.

He promised to improve the Welsh NHS, put green jobs at the forefront of the country’s economic future, build more homes and reliable transport systems, drive up education standards and guide Wales to a more prominent position on the world stage.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: uk; wales

1 posted on 03/16/2024 4:08:35 AM PDT by fluorescence
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To: fluorescence

Green jobs... Says it all, an idiot elected by idiots.


2 posted on 03/16/2024 4:13:44 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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