BREAKING “ Mark Drakeford to resign “

Mark Drakeford has announced he will stand down as Welsh Labour leader in March and a leadership contest for a new first minister will be held.

A new party leader in Wales will be elected before Easter, Mr Drakeford said in a statement.

He will remain as first minister until his successor is picked by his party.

Mr Drakeford, 69, who is the Cardiff West Member of the Senedd (MS), was confirmed as first minister exactly five years and one day ago.

He had planned to stand down in 2024 but the timing of his announcement was a surprise.

The most power hungry politician I have seen in my time, good riddance but unfortunately another clown will step into the seat and carry on the circus

The most power hungry politician I have seen in my time, good riddance but unfortunately another clown will step into the seat and carry on the circus

Who'll be next?

That prick who sat outside eating chips whilst telling the rest of us to stay indoors or the drink driving woman?

Good riddance to The Grey Man but god knows who they'll choose next.

Good riddance.Tw-t. It’s not an ‘I’ missing.

Bye bye Dripford

Not a moment to soon. The blithering out of date idiot

And not a moment too soon..good riddance been an absolute disaster for Wales

Only problem is he will be replaced by another useless idiot who no doubt will be just as bad!!

Good riddance
Nasty little man with a stinking attitude

And not a moment too soon..good riddance been an absolute disaster for Wales

Only problem is he will be replaced by another useless idiot who no doubt will be just as bad!!

Not one in the WAG inspires confidence.

Good riddance
Nasty little man with a stinking attitude

A petty little runt, with a petty little brain. A Deluded, coveteous and misguided control freak. In reality has taken this country back at least 30 years. Ruined the Welsh NHS, crushed any real expansion of industry and tourism. Official government policy of no new roads to accommodate increase in traffic and no improvement to any existing roads that would allow cars to travel faster. 20mph restrictions which are actually causing confusion, danger and increasing pollution, causing unnecessary repairs to cars fuel management systems. Spunked away hundreds of millions on schemes and cancelled schemes.
Sadly his like will be voted back in at the next election. Even sadder, that there’s no credible alternative.
If only Carlsberg did government.

The most power hungry politician I have seen in my time, good riddance but unfortunately another clown will step into the seat and carry on the circus

Who'll be next?

That prick who sat outside eating chips whilst telling the rest of us to stay indoors or the drink driving woman?

Good riddance to The Grey Man but god knows who they'll choose next.

Hmmm, it seems that Vaughan Gethin has been trained up for the top job...

You think Drakeford is bad? Wait until you see how this man thinks about how us Welsh should be more restricted and controlled...

Will he be the first non-Welsh speaking FM? Not sure if Ron Davies was a Welsh speaker.

We need a serious debate of the merits of the Wales Government, 25 years on and I doubt they'd win another referendum.

Be interesting if the north, west and mid Wales rally behind him. The valleys hate the Tories and have never taken to Plaid, and middle-class metropolitan Cardiff will feel so superior voting for him

Lets hope its not vaughan gethin
Black lives matter and f.ck all else got a bee in his bonnet about whites
from africa originally i think already pushed through black history into school curriculum f.ck welsh history let alone uk how many black countries have welsh history forced into there curicluim
Another person who talks down to the people arogant little fella.
Been schooled by dripford how to be arogant.

Happy new year

I hope the c**t gets run over by someone driving 20mph . Peado son . I hate the man

I've been saying for ages , even if you put politics aside,is Wales better now than it was 25 years ago,no it's not ,you have only got to look at the valleys ,all under those clowns down the bay

I don't care who takes over just keep the conservatives out

I don't care who takes over just keep the conservatives out

That's why wales is a shit hole welsh tories would do better than welsh Labour but there all shit let's be honest .remember when Blair was in Westminster and Labour in Cardiff nothing changed . All as bad as each other ! .

I’ve been brought up labour but would rather someone else in.

I don't care who takes over just keep the conservatives out

That's why wales is a shit hole welsh tories would do better than welsh Labour but there all shit let's be honest .remember when Blair was in Westminster and Labour in Cardiff nothing changed . All as bad as each other ! .

We’re reduced to voting for the least shite candidate

I don't care who takes over just keep the conservatives out

That's why wales is a shit hole welsh tories would do better than welsh Labour but there all shit let's be honest .remember when Blair was in Westminster and Labour in Cardiff nothing changed . All as bad as each other ! .

We’re reduced to voting for the least shite candidate

Agree its bloody terrible situation.

I don't care who takes over just keep the conservatives out

That's why wales is a shit hole welsh tories would do better than welsh Labour but there all shit let's be honest .remember when Blair was in Westminster and Labour in Cardiff nothing changed . All as bad as each other ! .

We’re reduced to voting for the least shite candidate

Agree its bloody terrible situation.

History will probably assess Drakeford as more successful than the three idiots we've had leading in Westminster recently. When it comes to an election, maybe, just maybe you should choose a party that puts Wales first. It's not rocket science, unionist parties don't.

I don't care who takes over just keep the conservatives out

That's why wales is a shit hole welsh tories would do better than welsh Labour but there all shit let's be honest .remember when Blair was in Westminster and Labour in Cardiff nothing changed . All as bad as each other ! .

We’re reduced to voting for the least shite candidate

Agree its bloody terrible situation.

History will probably assess Drakeford as more successful than the three idiots we've had leading in Westminster recently. When it comes to an election, maybe, just maybe you should choose a party that puts Wales first. It's not rocket science, unionist parties don't.

I actually agree with Sven. Wait until VG comes in. A very self satisfied, knowing and superior individual.
And talking about wasting money. What about the business of every household being give a tree to plant. Anyone had theirs yet? Perhaps mine is coming as a Xmas present

I don't care who takes over just keep the conservatives out

They are all as bad as each other ....

I don't care who takes over just keep the conservatives out

That's why wales is a shit hole welsh tories would do better than welsh Labour but there all shit let's be honest .remember when Blair was in Westminster and Labour in Cardiff nothing changed . All as bad as each other ! .

We’re reduced to voting for the least shite candidate

Agree its bloody terrible situation.

History will probably assess Drakeford as more successful than the three idiots we've had leading in Westminster recently. When it comes to an election, maybe, just maybe you should choose a party that puts Wales first. It's not rocket science, unionist parties don't.

Drakeford and successful; 2 words never before seen in the same sentence.

The most power hungry politician I have seen in my time, good riddance but unfortunately another clown will step into the seat and carry on the circus

The next one is a cretin, but even he can't be as bad as Drakeford.

Labour in Wales is like tories in UK.
Always voted in-therefore they can dictate and take the piss.
So while the tories, lead us by chaos, dividing people and Rob us.
The labour in Wales control is by mothering us,and killing our town centres......

I note someone state that Wales has not improved in 25 years...
While I look at the same timeframe and the state of the UK. The UK is a sithole, a disgusting place really...

To me, how much money could we have raised if, instead of making the Severn bridge free,we charged 2 quid.
We all would have accepted if from the 10 to 20 quids different vehicles were paying a foreign company back then.

We could have used the money and improved roads,buses rail and connectivity...
But typical labour (and tories) -couldn't plan fck all...

I think dickford was pushed as labour know they've pissed their diehards off,and want to stay in power next election...

Schools, pools and sport facilities closing now...
While we pay parking fines,speeding fines,air fines and cancelled trains and buses...
It's fckin criminal.

This in not a democratic assembly. Its a one party state.
in a hell of a state....

The most power hungry politician I have seen in my time, good riddance but unfortunately another clown will step into the seat and carry on the circus

The next one is a cretin, but even he can't be as bad as Drakeford.

If it's Gethin, you ain't seen nuffink yet...!

And I agree with the post above this, i.e. we, the people, have created a 'one-party' state that will effectively fo what it wants to 'control' the agenda...

When will 'the people' realise these people, with some exception, are just amateur dramatists who chose the Welsh Assembly because they couldn't make it out in the real world...?

Never wanted it, voted against twice and would do so again...

Labour in Wales is like tories in UK.
Always voted in-therefore they can dictate and take the piss.
So while the tories, lead us by chaos, dividing people and Rob us.
The labour in Wales control is by mothering us,and killing our town centres......

I note someone state that Wales has not improved in 25 years...
While I look at the same timeframe and the state of the UK. The UK is a sithole, a disgusting place really...

To me, how much money could we have raised if, instead of making the Severn bridge free,we charged 2 quid.
We all would have accepted if from the 10 to 20 quids different vehicles were paying a foreign company back then.

We could have used the money and improved roads,buses rail and connectivity...
But typical labour (and tories) -couldn't plan fck all...

I think dickford was pushed as labour know they've pissed their diehards off,and want to stay in power next election...

Schools, pools and sport facilities closing now...
While we pay parking fines,speeding fines,air fines and cancelled trains and buses...
It's fckin criminal.

This in not a democratic assembly. Its a one party state.
in a hell of a state....

Agree about the 7 bridge it could of built the relief road easily