Who are the candidates for the next First Minister?

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  • 5 months ago
Welsh politics has run primarily through one man for the last 5 years, and especially since the pandemic, Mark Drakeford, but he announced that he is set to stand down from his post once a replacement can be found, so we take a look at the two men vying for the role of First Minister, two cabinet veterans, Jeremy Miles and Vaughn Gething.

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