内容摘要：Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer thanked Mr Gething for his service, adding: "I know what a difficult decision this has been for him, but I also know he has made it because he feels it is the best decision now for Wales."

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer thanked Mr Gething for his service, adding: "I know what a difficult decision this has been for him, but I also know he has made it because he feels it is the best decision now for Wales."

Two-thirds of the Senedd would need to vote for its dissolution for a snap election to be called. Labour holds 30 of the 60 seats.Mr Gething made history in March when he became the first black leader of a national government in Europe, something Sir Keir said would "broaden the ambitions and raise the gaze of a generation of young people in Wales and beyond."

His election was announced on 16 March but his tenure would last only 118 days after being sworn in as first minister.But ongoing controversy led to thebetween Labour and Plaid Cymru, and he subsequently

In Ms Blythyn’s constituency of Delyn in Flintshire, residents said the first minister's resignation was not a surprise.Karen McDonaugh-Nicholls, of Mold, said: “I think it’s probably the right thing to do. As soon as those question marks appeared around taking that money for a campaign then I think his days were numbered actually."

Richard Oates, of Lixwm, added: “He had quite a lot to answer to, he ought to return the money, frankly.”

On Hannah Blythyn, Mr Oates thought Mr Gething had treated the ex-minister “badly”.Meanwhile Plaid Cymru will call for a cap on the annual donations that politicians can receive via a change to Senedd rules.

Andrew RT Davies, Welsh Conservative Senedd leader, said: “It’s time to put this issue to bed once and for all."He added: “In order to get on with the job of tackling Labour’s soaring waiting lists, the cancer crisis and poor educational attainment, we need to see a full, independent investigation into Gething’s campaign finances.”

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth said: "The corrosive effect of unchecked campaign funding undermines the integrity of democracy. As a first step Vaughan Gething should repay the money but the least he can now do is support measures that ensure six figure donations to individual politicians are a thing of the past.”The Welsh government declined to comment ahead of the debates.