Vaughan Gething to become Wales’ first black leader

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Vaughan Gething is set to be Wales’ next first minister after narrowly winning the Welsh Labour leadership election with 51.7% of the vote.

News Round The Clock (NRTC) gathered that Gething, who will become the first black person to lead Wales, beat his rival Jeremy Miles, who took 48.3%.

He was congratulated by UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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But Plaid Cymru expressed “deep concerns” over donations from a controversial waste company in Cardiff.

Mr Gething’s campaign was marred by headlines about £200,000 of cash from Dauson Environmental Group, owned by a man that had twice prosecuted for environmental offences.

Welsh government minister and Miles supporter, Julie James called for a review of how leadership campaigns would be run in the future.