Vaughan Gething set to be first minister of Wales - becoming first black man to take on role

Vaughan Gething is set to become the new first minister of Wales after winning the Welsh Labour leadership contest - becoming the first black man to hold the post.

Speaking to Sky's Tamara Cohen, Mr Gething said he is "the only person that looks like me" to represent a Welsh constituency in the UK parliament.

The 50-year-old politician added: "Once you're here, you've got to do the job. There are people who are ready to judge you and you need to be able to meet that test."

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[TheUkLabourGovIsdangerous]

Defo ticking the diversity box, doesn't mean he's the guy for the job. Look at Scotland.

[pittuk]

lol..no people are not "judging" him - they're judging his masters, who installed him

[JBroMCMXCI]

If a leader’s only defining feature is their skin colour, something is deeply wrong

[pmclarke]

People in Wales and all over the country need to wake up to what's going on in the UK.

[Peter-qvv]

Wales, England and Scotland all have unelected foreign PMs.

[aleccap]

Labour the final nail in the coffin of the UK

[runtothehills]

Playing the race card a few hours into the job. Impressive, young Jedi.

[rangerwhite]

When do the public actually get to vote for the people in charge?

[jaydub]

I hope we celebrate like this when Nigeria gets it's first white leader

[andyguyuk]

Well thats wales ireland scotland and england, what the fk is going on

[SecwetGwiwer]

We now have 3 unelected Prime/First Ministers. General election now!

[christopherdavis]

Another foreign occupational governor to add to the list.

[RonaldRhodes-ui]

How many of our leaders were voted in.. .

[dazjackson]

Identity politics!
This guy can't do maths - just because there are less black people doing certain jobs, doesn't necessarily mean it's "more difficult" to get there.
Maybe he hasn't noticed how few black people there are in Wales.

[yurt-the-silent-chief]

This is intentional. An act of national humiliation.

[johncollins]

Its no accident all very deliberate and calculated.

[robertcreighton]

They almost have the lot now wales has fallen
Indian pm
Muslim first minister
Muslim mayor of london
They just need N.I.
Vote reform

[TheLastCrumb.]

They've pretty much cornered the uk now

[blackniall]

I Don't get it are we supposed to Not notice and mention skin colour or are we ?

[stevegregson]

He resided over a catastrophic NHS here in Wales which has all but collapsed under his and Labours fingers! Curses on him