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Welsh Labour's Jones claims 'nasty' Tory party is back | Welsh Labour's Jones claims 'nasty' Tory party is back |
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The "nasty" Conservative party is back, First Minister Carwyn Jones said as he launched Labour's Welsh manifesto. | The "nasty" Conservative party is back, First Minister Carwyn Jones said as he launched Labour's Welsh manifesto. |
He said Tory MPs in Westminster would be "a parliament of sheep in blue rosettes". | He said Tory MPs in Westminster would be "a parliament of sheep in blue rosettes". |
Pledges in Labour's manifesto included around £1.5bn extra for Welsh public services and support for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. | Pledges in Labour's manifesto included around £1.5bn extra for Welsh public services and support for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. |
The launch in Flintshire came as Theresa May launched the Welsh Conservative manifesto in Wrexham. | The launch in Flintshire came as Theresa May launched the Welsh Conservative manifesto in Wrexham. |
"The nasty party is back, and how," Mr Jones said of the Conservatives in a speech to Labour party activists at Coleg Cambria in Northop, in Delyn constituency. | |
He criticised the Tories' proposed policies on social care in England, which Labour has labelled a "dementia tax", claiming people will be forced to sell their homes to pay for care. | He criticised the Tories' proposed policies on social care in England, which Labour has labelled a "dementia tax", claiming people will be forced to sell their homes to pay for care. |
Mr Jones said the message to older people was that "the Tories are taking you for granted - they think you are in the bag". | Mr Jones said the message to older people was that "the Tories are taking you for granted - they think you are in the bag". |
Meanwhile a new Welsh YouGov poll on Monday suggested support for Labour in Wales has risen to 44%, up nine points from the last poll two weeks ago. | |
The ITV Wales/Cardiff University poll also suggests that the Conservatives are down seven points to 34%. Plaid Cymru is down two points to 9%, the Liberal Democrats are down one point to 6%, and UKIP is up one point to 5%. | |
Welsh Labour has so far been attempting to run a largely separate election campaign from the UK party, fronted by First Minister Carwyn Jones rather than UK leader Jeremy Corbyn. | Welsh Labour has so far been attempting to run a largely separate election campaign from the UK party, fronted by First Minister Carwyn Jones rather than UK leader Jeremy Corbyn. |
Mr Jones said: "Our manifesto is an ambitious, comprehensive plan of what Welsh Labour can do, together, working in the assembly and Westminster." | Mr Jones said: "Our manifesto is an ambitious, comprehensive plan of what Welsh Labour can do, together, working in the assembly and Westminster." |
Admitting that North Wales was an election battleground he read a list of pledges for the region, including a promise to help deliver the Wylfa Newydd nuclear plan on Anglesey and £50m for the first phase of the North Wales Metro. | Admitting that North Wales was an election battleground he read a list of pledges for the region, including a promise to help deliver the Wylfa Newydd nuclear plan on Anglesey and £50m for the first phase of the North Wales Metro. |
He added: "Welsh Labour will commit to protecting the funding that would have come to Wales through the EU. | He added: "Welsh Labour will commit to protecting the funding that would have come to Wales through the EU. |
"That money will be spent in Wales, and on Welsh priorities, and not stashed away in Whitehall as the Tories now threaten." | "That money will be spent in Wales, and on Welsh priorities, and not stashed away in Whitehall as the Tories now threaten." |
The first minister said a Labour government at Westminster would ensure an "estimated £1.5bn extra" will come to Wales every year. | The first minister said a Labour government at Westminster would ensure an "estimated £1.5bn extra" will come to Wales every year. |
The general election manifesto says Welsh Labour will also work with a UK Labour government to abolish the Severn bridges tolls and hand over responsibility for policing from Whitehall to Cardiff. | The general election manifesto says Welsh Labour will also work with a UK Labour government to abolish the Severn bridges tolls and hand over responsibility for policing from Whitehall to Cardiff. |