Wales’s departing first minister won admiration in the crisis but problems in health and education blighted his record

There was no great sense of excitement when Mark Drakeford won the race to become the first minister of Wales five years ago.

He was considered a decent man – and unafraid of calling himself a socialist – but a steady pair of hands rather than a charismatic, headline-grabbing leader.

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