Mark Drakeford, Wales’ first minister, to officially resign

Mark Drakeford will officially step down as first minister of Wales on Tuesday afternoon after five years in the job.

He will tender his resignation to the King after taking a final round of questions from opposition leaders.

Mr Drakeford led the Welsh government through Covid and was responsible for the country’s lockdown rules during the pandemic.

His successor, Vaughan Gething, will take over on Wednesday.

Mr Gething, who has made history as the first black leader of a nation in Europe, beat Jeremy Miles to the job in the Welsh Labour leadership contest, which ended on Saturday.

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