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Here is a round-up of the main points from today's huge news in Welsh politics:

• After three members of Vaughan Gething's government and his top legal adviser resigned, he announced he too would go
• In an emotional statement, Gething insisted his integrity remained uncompromised
• Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies dubbed it a “day of shame for Labour”
• Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth said Gething had led "a government of chaos"
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised Mr Gething for making the "best decision for Wales"

We hope you enjoyed our coverage today and for a full roundup of what happened in the Senedd today, tap here.

Peter Gillibrand
BBC Newsbeat reporter in Cardiff

Even though she was a fan of Vaughan Gething, 19-year-old Alice Milton acknowledges announcing his plans to quit was “the best thing for him to do”.

“Initially I was hesitant because I did like him,” she says. “But then it got to a point where I thought he just took things a bit far.”

Alice says the final straw for her was when Gething sacked Hannah Blythyn, his minister for social partnership, over allegations she leaked texts to the media – something she denied.

For Alice, it meant she “gradually lost faith” in the first minister.

“A lot of people my age say they’re not going to bother voting any more because it’s the same people over and over,” she says.

“We’ve seen too many politicians now pull stunts and take things too far.”

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Jane Dodds, leader of the Liberal Democrats in the Senedd, says it was a "sad day" for the Welsh Parliament.

Speaking to the PA news agency she rejected Plaid Cymru's calls for a snap election, insisting now was not the time.

Dodds added "it was time" for Gething to go, adding: "We need to see what the next steps are in the process which I will support, it's up to the Labour group from now on."

Dodds, who voted to affirm Gething as first minister unlike other opposition groups, said it was clear that the controversial donation and the treatment of Blythyn was "concerning".

It's been a hectic day in Welsh politics.

Here to dissect it for you is Walescast's Felicity Evans and James Williams in a Gething resignation special episode.

They are joined by BBC Wales' Welsh affairs editor Vaughan Roderick to dissect the decision and discuss what's next for Welsh Labour as the search for a new leader starts again.

Listen here.

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The UK's defence minister says he “respects” the decision of Vaughan Gething to resign as the Wales' first minister.

John Healey says: “I also don’t want people to overlook first ever black leader of a country in Europe.

"He paved way for future generations of black children that will be able to aspire higher in the future."

Healey told Radio 4 that Gething “hasn’t been dumped, he’s resigned” and that “Keir Starmer has thanked him for his service.”

In Mold, Flintshire, people reacted to the news that Vaughan Gething had stood down by saying they were not surprised.

Karen McDonaugh-Nicholls 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

“I think it’s for the best.”

Mold is in Delyn, the constituency of Hannah Blythyn, who Gething sacked from his cabinet.

Richard Oates, of Lixwm, said: “I think he should have stepped down. It wasn’t certain what happened.

“He had quite a lot to answer to, he ought to return the money frankly.”

On Blythyn, he thought Gething had treated the ex-minister “badly”.

David Deans
BBC Wales politics reporter

We had been expecting Vaughan Gething to present the Welsh government's annual report in what would have been a second Senedd appearance of the day.

In the end a statement on the government's priorities was presented by Rebecca Evans, cabinet secretary for finance.

The fact was referred to by the Conservatives' Sam Rowlands.

"Unfortunately Welsh Labour most recent priorities seem to be around backstabbing and infighting," he said.

Judge Ray Singh CBE, chairman of Race Council Cymru, says Vaughan Gething was not given time to “adjust and settle” into the position of first minister.

"He in fact, broke all the ceilings, glass ceilings, in getting where he got to and that showed that it can be done," he says.

“I look across the United Kingdom, in Scotland, in England and here now in Wales, with three ethnic minority leaders, sort of dumped in one way or another, and that is sad.

"My message to the upcoming black minority ethnic young people is you must not be disillusioned, disheartened, but instead become more determined.

"We live in anti-racist Wales and I'm sure in future there will be a brighter future for them.”

Peter Gillibrand
BBC Newsbeat reporter in Cardiff

While friends Aminta Benny and Atyra Gomer say they’re not too interested in politics, Aminta says she knew about Vaughan Gething.

“All I know is he’s the first black leader,” the 19-year-old says.

Mr Gething, who was born in Lusaka in Zambia, made history in March when he became the first black man to be elected Welsh Labour leader.

When he announced he would stand down, the first minister said: “There will and there must be in the future a government that looks like who it serves”.

That really matters to Aminta too.

“I think it’s really important to have better representation, especially in an area like this where the Senedd is based,” she says.

“I think it’s important that we have people that understand us more.”

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Vaughan Gething's predecessor Mark Drakeford says he has done the “right thing” in resigning as first minister.

Speaking to Sky News, Drakeford says: “I think the first minister has said everything that needs to be said today.

“It’s a very sad day, of course, for him personally, but I believe he has done the right thing for his party and his country.”

Drakeford says the “story had taken hold” surrounding the controversial donation Gething took during the Welsh Labour leadership race.

He adds that Gething was "unable to escape” his decision to sack former minister Hannah Blythyn.

Leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, has attacked the Labour party after the resignation of Vaughan Gething.

Reform came second in 13 seats in the general election in Wales.

In a press release, he said: “In the general election, Reform launched its contract with the people on the Gurnos estate in Merthyr to demonstrate the reality of a Labour government.

"If 20mph speed limits, a failing NHS and falling education standards weren’t bad enough, we can now add political chaos and habitual mismanagement to that list."

David Deans
BBC Wales politics reporter

All we have heard so far suggests that Vaughan Gething may appoint new ministers and stay on until some point in the autumn.

Journalists have heard some concerns about whether the first minister should or could carry on through the summer, after he lost a vote of confidence.

One opponent of him, former minister Leighton Andrews, reflected that in an interview with Newyddion S4C.

The ex-politician, who lost his Senedd seat in 2016 and is now a Cardiff University academic, said: "He said he is going to stay on until after a Labour leadership election, well he has got to find four new cabinet ministers then, I don't know who those are going to be.

"The question arises as well, is he ruling himself out of standing in that election?"

He added: "I honestly think the best thing for the Labour Party would be for the Labour group to choose someone... we can't have a summer of distraction in Wales, a summer of instability".

Gething downfall delivers Starmer first headachepublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 16 July

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Chris Mason
Political editor

Just when you’d have been forgiven for thinking politics might quieten down a bit...

Last week Vaughan Gething was sharing smiles, not just with the new prime minister, but the King too.

Now, he’s a goner, delivering Sir Keir Starmer a headache rather than a handshake.

The Welsh Labour government was for so long a case study in how the party could operate in power during its long years of opposition at Westminster.

And yet here we are less than a fortnight into a UK Labour government, and the Welsh Labour government is imploding.

So much for all that talk about bringing stability back to politics.

Read more here.

Jack Grey
BBC Wales News

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Just 118 days after he was appointed Wales' first minister, Vaughan Gething has resigned - his hand forced by a revolt by members of his cabinet.

At about 10:00 today, Jeremy Miles, Lesley Griffiths, Julie James and Mick Antoniw all announced their resignations and called for Gething to step down.

Here's what's happened since:

• Resigning from cabinet, Jeremy Miles, who lost the leadership contest to Gething in March, said: "The events of the last few months including your loss of the confidence vote in the Senedd have been incredibly painful."
• The "events" Miles mentions almost certainly refers to the controversy surrounding a £200,000 donation Mr Gething's campaign accepted from a firm run by a man twice convicted of environmental offences
• At about 11:15, Vaughan Gething resigned as first minister of Wales
• In his resignation speech he denied any allegations of wrongdoing and said he had "never ever made a decision for personal gain"
• Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth branded the Labour government "a revolving door of chaos" and called for a snap Senedd election
• Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said the resignation was "long overdue", but has rejected Plaid's calls for a snap election
• Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer thanked Gething after his resignation: "Vaughan should take enormous pride in being the first black leader of any country in Europe"
• Gething says he will stay in the role until a successor is chosen, adding the executive of Welsh Labour will determine the rules and timetable of the contest

Former Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price says: "Vaughan, I realise what a difficult day this will be for and how sad a day this will for those close to your."

"Whatever our disagreements, whatever our differences, at times like this I think it is important that we all show kindness and empathy."

Peter Gillibrand
Reporting from Cardiff

“It’s like reality TV,” says James Willicombe when we stop to talk about Vaughan Gething’s resignation.

But it’s a drama the 25-year-old record shop manager says he’s had enough of.

“The next six weeks in Wales, they’re not going to be about what people care about.

“A lot of issues get put on the backburner.

“People want to see actions and not words. Whereas for the next six weeks, we're probably just gonna hear a lot of words.”

He thinks Gething was “doomed from the start” of his leadership due to a controversial donation he accepted from a businessman convicted of environmental offences.

“I think people are just bit fed up of hearing, whether it's the Senedd or Westminster, about a different allegation or a different scandal,” says James.

“A lot of people want to return to normal politics.”

David Deans
BBC Wales politics reporter

The biggest issue that had faced Vaughan Gething was the criticism of his decision to take £200,000 from Dauson Environmental Group - a recycling and waste company that has been embroiled in controversy.

The group is owned by David John Neal, who was given suspended sentences in 2013 and 2017 for waste offences.

In 2013 it was about the illegal dumping of waste - later not cleaning it up.

After the press discovered that public declarations had been made, BBC Wales learned that Vaughan Gething had lobbied Natural Resources Wales to go easy on the company.

There were concerns about how the donation looked, and the size of it - a size unheard of for a single candidate in Welsh Labour contest.

It all emerged during the contest itself - and the row continued after the Labour Party elected Mr Gething.

It has not been helped by the company remaining in the news for one thing or another - mostly because of a landfill site it owns in Pembrokeshire that residents say stinks and where NRW has been investigating.

After the election it became apparent there would be money left over - £31,600 - from the total of £251,600 Mr Gething raised.

Normally, the remainder would go to the Labour Party, but amid concerns that nothing from Dauson should land at their door, Mr Gething agreed the £31,000 could go to "progressive causes".

Andrew RT Davies, the leader of the Welsh Conservatives, rejects Plaid Cymru's call for a snap Senedd election.

"I think that's being very hot-headed in the current climate... I don't think people want a full-blown general election here in Wales," he says.

"What would happen would be that we could have an election now and then we'd still have to have a full Senedd election in 2026.

"What people want is clear leadership, direction of travel, and improvements in their everyday lives."

Peter Gillibrand
Reporting from Cardiff

Archie sums up pretty well the general reaction I’m hearing in Cardiff to the news of Gething’s resignation.

“I tend to stay out of politics,” he says, shortly after admitting he’d “never heard” of the first minister.

To be fair, after just four months in the role, he hasn’t had that long to get to know Gething and his policies.

But like a lot of young people I’ve been speaking to, Archie is, at best, apathetic about politics.

“I haven’t heard any positive things come out of politics,” he says.

It’s the same for Amen Mehari who tells me: “I don’t do politics or anything like that”.

The 19-year-old says he wants a focus on issues that impact him, like transport.

“I don’t catch the bus anymore, it’s way too expensive. A lot of promises are given that just aren’t delivered."

The leader of Plaid Cymru says Gething made the correct decision to stand down, but has wished him well.

"He will have been under immense pressure these last few weeks and I, for one, have never doubted his sense of public service," Rhun ap Iorwerth says.

"This, however, is a decision that should have been taken a few weeks ago."