Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford resigns (www.bbc.co.uk)

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He has stood down with immediate effect

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Mark Drakeford has announced he will stand down as Welsh Labour leader immediately and a leadership contest for a new first minister will be held.

A new party leader will be elected before Easter, Mr Drakeford said in a statement.

Mr Drakeford, 69, the Cardiff West Member of the Senedd (MS), has been first minister for five years.

Speaking at a hastily arranged press conference in the Welsh Parliament, Mr Drakeford said: "When I stood for the leadership, I said that, if elected, I would serve for five years.

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[-] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

U wot? 😂

There must be something more to the resignation than "I said I'd do five years and I have". Although... with Mark it could quite well be the case.

Let's hope he's not a nonce or has done a Sturgeon the party funds are just resting overnight in my new campervan thing.

[-] DrCake@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I’m pretty sure it is just he said 5 years and it’s been 5 years. It was expected he would resign in 2024 but guess he wanted Christmas off.

I think it’s better this way so that the next First Minister gets a few years in before the next election, rather than change just before an election.

[-] Tagger@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

"Mr Drakeford will step down in March"

[-] theo@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Maybe he wanted Easter off!

[-] stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Also he was leader during a pandemic which will have been especially stressful and his wife died earlier this year. I suspect he's done with politics (he's an academic in a previous career) and wants to do other things with his life.

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