We're bringing an end to today's live coverage - thanks for being with us this afternoon.

Just to recap, First Minister Vaughan Gething has lost a vote of no confidence following months of criticism over campaign donations he accepted.

Two Labour colleagues were said to be too ill to take part - both had recently fallen out with Mr Gething. Their absences led to him losing the vote 29 to 27.

Opposition parties have called for him to resign, but Mr Gething said he will not resign and will "carry on."

We can expect to hear more from the fallout from the vote in the coming days.

James Williams and Dot Davies will have all the reaction on Radio Wales Breakfast tomorrow morning. You can listen on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio Wales.

And you can read more about today's events here

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Speaking to reporters before today's debate in the Senedd, Jenny Rathbone, MS for Cardiff Central, revealed she was the previously unnamed senior Labour figure who offered to lend Mr Gething money so he could repay the controversial donations made to his campaign.

“I don’t think it is wise to be taking money from a convicted criminal, and therefore I think it’s important that we enable this money to be repaid if that is what Vaughan Gething wishes to do,” she said.

Mr Gething has faced criticism over the last few months after he accepted £200,000 for his campaign from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences.

The motion passed tonight does not bring down Vaughan Gething's government.

There is a mechanism that could, though - a process of holding a vote of confidence in the Welsh government as a whole.

The first minister almost egged the opposition on to bring one, telling them to "table one properly".

Despite that, today's vote brings huge pressure on Mr Gething.

The Senedd agreeing they do not have confidence in his leadership puts him in a difficult position and is a dent to his authority, regardless of the way it was done.

Whether he will continue will depend on the views of Senedd's Labour politicians, most of whom gave their support in public today, and perhaps too the Labour leadership at the other end of the M4.

Prior to the vote, UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer played down the importance of it.

Speaking to journalists, Sir Keir said: "I think it's really important to see this for what it is.

"It's game-playing by the Conservatives, with Plaid playing along as well.

"I think people in Wales want him to deliver for them.

"He wants to get on to deliver for the people of Wales."

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Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has told BBC Wales Today that senior people in the Welsh government wanted the vote of no confidence to take place.

He said he did not think people in Wales would "care whether it was binding or not".

"Senior Labour members of his government were eager for this vote to take place because they have lost faith and confidence in Vaughan Gething," he said.

Later, on Radio Wales, Mr ap Iorwerth said the row over pairing should be parked.

"We're a modern parliament. There are different ways to vote other than being here in person."

How will this affect Keir Starmer and the general election?published at 18:41 British Summer Time 5 June

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Gareth Lewis
Political editor, BBC Wales News

The pressure on Vaughan Gething will be bigger than at any point since the donations row erupted back in the winter.

And with that summer general election looming, how will this all be viewed by Sir Keir Starmer and his team, who seem to be plotting a safety first campaign route to Downing Street?

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David Deans
Political reporter, BBC Wales News

The absence of Hannah Blythyn and Lee Waters from the vote raised eyebrows given the two politicians' personal history with Vaughan Gething - and meant he was destined to lose.

Both have been away ill. Hannah Blythyn has not been seen in the Senedd since she was sacked by Mr Gething for allegedly leaking text messages to the website Nation.Cymru.

The message showed Mr Gething had told other ministers he was deleting messages from a group chat during the pandemic.

She denied she ever leaked to the media.

Mr Waters has been a vocal critic of Mr Gething's receipt of £200,000 from a controversial waste company - making a public intervention in the Senedd itself in May.

Neither politician has commented to the media on the vote.

Vaughan Gething was seen crying in the chamber during the debate.

In interview, Mr Gething says the "months and months of innuendo are damaging and hurtful".

"I think every now and again, we should all remember the politicians who serve our communities and countries are human beings too.

"They have families and lives outside these rooms, and every now and again it wouldn't hurt to remember it."

Mr Gething says the motion was a "desperate gimmick to try and deflect attention away from the general election".

He says he did not think "Welsh Labour will allow other parties to determine who leads us".

"I don't think that my party is going to put to one side the democratic vote that took place just a few months ago on a one member one vote basis."

The first minister says he is going to Normandy on Wednesday evening to attend D-Day commemorations there.

He says he has "never in more than a decade as a minister made any choice as a minister for my own gain or financial gain or to do unhandled favours for other people".

"I have always acted with integrity.

"To have people stand up in the Senedd chamber and make statements they know are simply not true is not how politics should be done."

In remarks to the media, the first minister has said he will "carry on doing my duty".

Vaughan Gething said the "ill-health in two of our members have affected the outcome of the vote".

"I'm here, proud to be the first minister of Wales to serve and lead my country.

"That's what I've done today. It's what I'll carry on doing."

Two Labour MSs have been confirmed to be absent in the vote tonight.

Former social partnership minister Hannah Blythyn and former transport minister Lee Waters - who have both been away ill - did not take part.

Ms Blythyn was fired by Mr Gething in May because he accused her of leaking private text messages, which she denied.

Mr Waters has been a prominent critic of Mr Gething's leadership campaign donations.

Their absences meant that Mr Gething lost.

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We'll be hearing from Vaughan Gething himself shortly. It has not been confirmed what he will say.

Mr Gething does not have to resign and we are not expecting him to - but there is pressure from other parties for that to happen.

In their view, the Senedd has given that it does not have the confidence in Mr Gething's leadership for him to continue.

The UK government's Welsh Secretary David TC Davies has reacted to the news that Vaughan Gething has lost the no-confidence vote in the Senedd.

"His position is now untenable and he must resign immediately."

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Opposition parties have called for Vaughan Gething to resign after he lost the confidence vote.

Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru leader, said: "His government is clearly in disarray and as such is unable to face the significant challenges ahead for Wales."

Jane Dodds, the Welsh Liberal Democrat leader and their only politician in the Senedd, said: "Any attempts of holding onto power would go against the established norms of our parliamentary democracy."

And Andrew RT Davies MS, leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, said: "Vaughan Gething has lost the confidence of the people of Wales.

"He has lost the confidence of the Senedd. The only person who is still batting for Vaughan Gething is Keir Starmer," he said.

The vote shows that there were two absences among the government's Labour members.

We will not know for certain who they are, but they are likely Hannah Blythyn and Lee Waters, who have not been present.

Presiding Officer Elin Jones asked the first minister "to reflect on the view that the Senedd has just expressed".

She asked members of the Senedd to treat "each other with respect and kindness".

Analysispublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 5 June

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Gareth Lewis
Political editor, BBC Wales News

Wales’ first minister Vaughan Gething has lost a vote of no confidence in the Senedd after months of scrutiny about donations to his recent leadership campaign.

The result is not binding on the FM and does not compel him to resign, but it puts him in a very difficult political position.

Mr Gething is expected to speak at some point shortly after the vote.

Tonight he heads to Normandy on an overnight journey to make tomorrow's D-Day commemorations.

A vote of no confidence is passed into Vaughan Gething in the Senedd.

It is passed 29 votes to 27.

Voting is taking place now.

Presiding officer Elin Jones starts the process on the motion, tabled in the name of Darren Millar.

Away from Cardiff Bay, UK Labour’s shadow attorney general has said the no-confidence vote in Vaughan Gething won’t knock Labour’s election campaign "off path".

Emily Thornberry told BBC Politics Live the vote in Wales’ first minister "is a bit of a gimmick from the opposition parties".

Ms Thornberry said that "the people of Wales are interested in the general election and how we can make their lives better rather than this".

She also denied the situation was chaotic, but said it would not be replicated in a UK Labour government, if they won the election.

"First of all it’s not chaos, and second it wouldn’t be replicated anyway because it would be a UK government and this is an issue that’s happening in Wales."

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There's another debate taking place now on railway funding.

The vote of no confidence will not take place until that is over.

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Darren Millar has wrapped up the debate for the Conservatives.

He says they should have heard an apology from the first minister in his speech.

"It implies that the First Minister would again accept a similar donation if one was made in the future," he says.

Mr Millar says "every vote in this Senedd should be respected. That includes the votes which will be taken today."

The Conservative chief whip argued the first minister could put the row over Hannah Blythyn "to bed" by publishing the evidence against her.

He accuses Mr Gething of misleading the Covid inquiry over the deletion of messages, prompting heckling from Labour benches.

Mr Millar says the first minister's integrity is a "frequent topic of conversation" on the doorstep.