‘I was making national choices’: Vaughan Gething on winning votes for Welsh Labour

First black minister in devolved administration and only black Senedd member wants party ‘that reflects Britain as it is today’The Cardiff South and Penarth constituency has been a safe Labour seat since its creation. But that didn’t stop Vaughan Gething pushing to increase the party’s vote share. At the last Senedd election in 2021, he won the biggest majority of seats under the unique circumstances of the pandemic. “I was making national choices for a country where just over 6% of the population are not white. My race didn’t stop them voting for me,” he told the Guardian.Gething insists he’s not a token diversity candidate as he continues to advocate for more black politicians and senior political figures cross-party, but especially within Labour. But he doesn’t want anyone to be put into positions of power because of the colour of their skin. “It’s not about being black, but about being good enough,” he stresses. “And then to be really good at what you do. And I do know that you get