Gething also inherits controversy over the reduction of speed limits on many roads from 30mph to 20mph, the performance of the NHS and protests over subsidy reforms that require farmers to give back some of their land to nature. I'm here. The planned reforms will also see the number of MPs in the Welsh Assembly Senedd increased from 60 to 90.
“There are likely to be changes to some lines,” Gething told the BBC Sunday program in one of his first interviews since taking office.
But he has a more pressing task: to unite Welsh Labor. Gething only won 51.7 percent against opponent Jeremy Miles and 48.3 percent against him.
And it has already angered critics by accepting donations worth £200,000 from a company run by a man convicted of environmental crimes. Supporters of Miles also claimed they were the victims of “fixing” from Wales' largest trade union, Unite, for expressing support for Gething. (Getthing and Unite insist the rules were followed.)
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Richard Wynne-Jones, professor of Welsh politics at Cardiff University, said: “This is a very tough result for Labor.” “This was a very unfortunate campaign…and there is a very widespread feeling among Mr. Gething's opponents that he has basically bought his way into the leadership.”
“There's a really big problem with loser's consent,” Wyn Jones added. That will be put to the test later this week when Mr Gething names his cabinet, as he seeks to balance party unity with rewarding loyal supporters.