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Vaughan Gething

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Vaughan Gething

@vaughangething

MS for Cardiff South and Penarth | AS dros Dde Caerdydd a Phenarth | Siaradwr Newydd

Wales, United Kingdom

Joined November 2010

Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Dec 6, 2022
Absolutely right from @AngelaRayner today. In Wales, under @WelshLabour, there were no crony contracts and no VIP lanes. There was no excuse for turning the pandemic into a payday for friends.
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Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
May 12, 2020
Really disappointing that @TheSun are planning to print a photo of me on a walk with my wife and young son on the weekend. Our 5 year old was hungry and we bought some chips - all within the rules.
Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Dec 30, 2021
Wales loans England millions of lateral flow tests amid ‘worrying’ shortage before NYE from ⁦@Independent⁩ - you’re welcome ⁦@sajidjavid⁩ it’s what good neighbours do independent.co.uk/news/health/co…
Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Mar 16, 2024
I am honoured to have been elected Leader of our Welsh Labour Party. Mae’n anrhydedd i mi gael fy ethol yn arweinydd Llafur Cymru. To Welsh Labour members, trade union colleagues, and every Labour representative in Wales — thank you for putting your trust in me.
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Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
May 10, 2020
I’ve seen the media briefings and changed message for England. There has not been a 4 nations agreement or discussion on this. The @WelshGovernment message has not changed. Stay at home and if you do go out observe the social distancing rules. #StayHomeSaveLives
Faisal Islam
@faisalislam
May 9, 2020
From Red to Green.... The yellow and red was very specifically chosen to connote warning, hazard, emergency around the “stay home” message... Red & Green have v different meaning in safety regs...
Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Mar 21, 2020
I know people are concerned about caravan parks filling up & the movement of 2nd homers to rural parts of Wales . I was clear about this in my @WelshGovernment press briefing this morning @huwbbc . The @fmwales and I are actively considering our legal powers to directly intervene
Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Jul 15, 2021
Replying to @mrjamesob
No. England are ending all restrictions @WelshGovernment are taking a different approach including on face masks. Scotland and NI also different too.
Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Jun 12, 2020
"For people that look like me, having a PM who uses language of ‘watermelon smiles’ and ‘piccaninnies’, it matters. Just as someone comparing the experience of Wales to colonialism and the African American experience. It matters and it’s offensive." My clip from #BBCQuestionTime
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Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Jun 4, 2020
Strong words from @Keir_Starmer today on the #BlackLivesMatter movement and why it’s important for us all to join together, challenge racism, inequality and injustice wherever we find it.
Keir Starmer
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Keir Starmer
Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Jun 25, 2021
GIF
Cathy Owens
@cathy_owens
Jun 25, 2021
I remember when the Welsh Conservatives called for the Health Minister in Wales to be fired for *sitting down outside*.
Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Dec 28, 2023
This won’t create a single job. It won’t lift one child out of poverty. It won’t reward talent or effort. It will make the richest richer. It will stoke division and fuel inequality. It's for the Tories, not the future.
Chris Bryant
@RhonddaBryant
Dec 27, 2023
So out of touch. No property in the Rhondda would take a couple over the threshold. This is a tax cut for a tiny proportion of the richest people in the country. Yet more irresponsible Rish!nomics.
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Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Jun 10, 2021
Team Wales vaccine success does not rely on English buffer stocks. Just give credit to our amazing team & leave it there. @TimHarford⁩ ⁦@PaulMainwood⁩ ⁦@JL_Griffith⁩ ⁦@Cymraes_Lois⁩ ⁦@AndrewEvansCPhO⁩ ⁦⁦@WelshGovernment⁩
Covid: Matt Hancock says UK approach helped Wales vaccinate quicker
From bbc.co.uk
Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Jan 28, 2023
Desperately sad news about Clare Drakeford. Our thoughts are with Mark and his family at this very difficult time.
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Vaughan Gething
@vaughangething
Mar 16, 2024
An honour to be elected Leader of our incredible Welsh Labour Party today. I spoke with @Keir_Starmer this morning about the fight ahead and our chance to create a brighter future for Wales, together. Thank you to Jeremy for the ideas, energy and commitment he has brought to
Keir Starmer
@Keir_Starmer
Mar 16, 2024
Huge congratulations to @vaughangething on his election as Leader of the Welsh Labour Party. His appointment as First Minister of Wales, the first Black leader in the UK, will be an historic moment that speaks to the progress and values of modern-day Wales. I pay tribute to
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