By Cemlyn Davies, political correspondent
After coming so close four months ago, it is not surprising that Jeremy Miles is said to be “likely” to run again to be Welsh Labour leader.
But he’ll know that some staunch Vaughan Gething allies in the Senedd Labour group, who feel Mr Miles has played his part in their man’s downfall, are very much opposed to him becoming leader.
However, as long as enough Labour MSs back him (and most of them did last time around), his opponents won’t be able to prevent him getting on the ballot paper.
It would then be down to the membership to decide if he should lead the party.
In the meantime, I’m hearing differing accounts about the sequence of events that ultimately led to Mr Gething’s decision to step down.
Sources have told me that three of the cabinet members who resigned on Tuesday morning – including Mr Miles – tried to meet Mr Gething beforehand in the hope their resignations could still be avoided, but he wouldn’t see them.
However, an aide to the first minister has said there was no such request for a meeting.
