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Welsh First Minister faces a fresh crunch vote

The First Minister of Wales is set to face another crunch vote, a month after losing a motion of no-confidence.

The Welsh Conservatives have tabled a motion in the Senedd for next week, in the hopes of compelling Vaughan Gething, the Labour leader of Wales, to publish the evidence he used to sack Hannah Blythyn from the government.

This is the second major vote the First Minister has faced since becoming leader in March.

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Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies (Andrew Matthews/PA)

The member of the Senedd for Delyn denied she was behind the leak in a statement to the chamber on Tuesday and insisted she was shown no evidence before her dismissal.

Mr Gething told the Welsh Parliament on Wednesday that it was 鈥渃lear鈥 the leak came from Ms Blythyn, 鈥渉aving crossed check the photograph with a full set of messages鈥.

The Conservatives have called for the motion saying Ms Blythyn鈥檚 statement contradicts the First Minister鈥檚 claims that there is evidence.

Andrew RT Davies MS, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: 鈥淵et again, because he will not provide any answers voluntarily, the First Minister has to be dragged kicking and screaming to the Senedd.

鈥淭he First Minister expects us to take his word for it that he had evidence to sack Hannah Blythyn, but sadly, thanks to his behaviour in office, the people of Wales cannot take his word for it.

Keir Starmer鈥檚 tour of the UK
The First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Alastair Grant/PA)

Mr Gething told the Senedd on Wednesday he did not intend to release any further information unless everyone involved in the message group was 鈥渃ontent for that to happen鈥.

One member, Mike Hedges, said he was content for his name to be unredacted.

The Tories have said that if their motion passes, Mr Gething may be compelled to release any evidence under the Government of Wales Act 2006, which 鈥済rants the Senedd the power to require the First Minister to produce documents relevant to the exercise of Welsh Ministers鈥 functions鈥.

Mr Gething lost the previous vote in June in part because Ms Blythyn and another Labour MS, Lee Waters, were not present.

Ms Blythyn has since revealed she was signed off sick following her removal from government, which led to 鈥渁cute anxiety and stress鈥.

The Welsh Government has been contacted for comment.

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