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| Rhodri Morgan to go in December | Rhodri Morgan to go in December |
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| Rhodri Morgan has told Labour AMs he intends to remain as first minister and Welsh Labour leader "until the budget is put to bed", BBC Wales understands. | Rhodri Morgan has told Labour AMs he intends to remain as first minister and Welsh Labour leader "until the budget is put to bed", BBC Wales understands. |
| AMs are due to vote on the 2010-2011 assembly government budget on 8 December, and the party is expected to elect his successor in the meantime. | AMs are due to vote on the 2010-2011 assembly government budget on 8 December, and the party is expected to elect his successor in the meantime. |
| Mr Morgan has yet to make a formal announcement on his plans. | Mr Morgan has yet to make a formal announcement on his plans. |
| He made no comment on his departure timetable as he cut a cake to mark his 70th birthday on Tuesday. | He made no comment on his departure timetable as he cut a cake to mark his 70th birthday on Tuesday. |
| He said he would join a "family celebration" in the evening. | He said he would join a "family celebration" in the evening. |
| Reflecting on the 10 years since his 60th birthday, he said his enthusiasm for devolution was "undimmed", and that the people of Wales were "immeasurably more confident" than a decade ago as a result of the assembly. | Reflecting on the 10 years since his 60th birthday, he said his enthusiasm for devolution was "undimmed", and that the people of Wales were "immeasurably more confident" than a decade ago as a result of the assembly. |
| First Minister Rhodri Morgan was presented with a cake to mark his 70th birthday in Cardiff | First Minister Rhodri Morgan was presented with a cake to mark his 70th birthday in Cardiff |
| Mr Morgan was asked later to clarify the timescale for his departure by Conservative AM Nick Ramsay during First Minister's Questions in the assembly chamber. | Mr Morgan was asked later to clarify the timescale for his departure by Conservative AM Nick Ramsay during First Minister's Questions in the assembly chamber. |
| Mr Morgan told AMs: "The responsibilities of government and the resilience of government is of ultra, extreme importance and I will always have that in my mind in any decision I take". | Mr Morgan told AMs: "The responsibilities of government and the resilience of government is of ultra, extreme importance and I will always have that in my mind in any decision I take". |
| At the Labour Party conference on Sunday he said his leadership "does not have long to run" and that he would give further details "before too long" about his departure. | At the Labour Party conference on Sunday he said his leadership "does not have long to run" and that he would give further details "before too long" about his departure. |