Eluned Morgan looks set to become the next leader of Welsh Labour and Wales’ first female first minister, after she won the public support of all bar three of the party’s Senedd politicians.

No other politician is standing in the contest to replace Vaughan Gething, which ends 12:00 BST on Wednesday.

Ken Skates became the latest potential candidate to rule himself out on Tuesday, backing Ms Morgan instead.

She would need to be confirmed as first minister by a vote of the Senedd, which is currently in recess and would need to be recalled for a special session if Mr Gething was to formally resign before the parliament resumes in September.

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