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| Conservative leader David Cameron has launched their Welsh election manifesto attacking what they call Labour's poverty of ambition for Wales. | Conservative leader David Cameron has launched their Welsh election manifesto attacking what they call Labour's poverty of ambition for Wales. |
| Mr Cameron, fresh from the historic leaders' TV debate, went to Prestatyn in Denbighshire for the launch. | Mr Cameron, fresh from the historic leaders' TV debate, went to Prestatyn in Denbighshire for the launch. |
| The manifesto was "specific, fully-costed, unremittedly ambitious and unashamedly positive", Mr Cameron said. | The manifesto was "specific, fully-costed, unremittedly ambitious and unashamedly positive", Mr Cameron said. |
| The Tories are battling to improve on their tally of three Welsh MPs gained at the last general election in 2005. | The Tories are battling to improve on their tally of three Welsh MPs gained at the last general election in 2005. |
| They were the last of the four major parties to launch their Welsh manifestos, and chose a venue in traditional Labour heartlands in the north of the country for the launch. | They were the last of the four major parties to launch their Welsh manifestos, and chose a venue in traditional Labour heartlands in the north of the country for the launch. |
| Make a difference | Make a difference |
| Mr Cameron arrived in Prestatyn after launching a new annual schools' music competition with Take That's Gary Barlow. | |
| The party leader told the audience in Prestatyn: "I believe voters want some boldness, they want some courage, they want some hope of real change. | The party leader told the audience in Prestatyn: "I believe voters want some boldness, they want some courage, they want some hope of real change. |
| "They're longing to hear something positive, something specific, something that will actually make a difference to their lives and that's what our manifesto is all about" | "They're longing to hear something positive, something specific, something that will actually make a difference to their lives and that's what our manifesto is all about" |
| The manifesto contains a fierce attack on Labour's record in Wales, claiming that, by taking the country for granted, Labour has allowed the economic gap between Wales and England to widen. | The manifesto contains a fierce attack on Labour's record in Wales, claiming that, by taking the country for granted, Labour has allowed the economic gap between Wales and England to widen. |
| Mr Cameron said: "This manifesto shows how far the modern Conservative party has changed. | |
| Nick Bourne and Cheryl Gillan attack Labour's 'complacency' | Nick Bourne and Cheryl Gillan attack Labour's 'complacency' |
| "We are the party of the NHS, the party with the most ambitious green policies, the party with the passions and the plan to fight poverty." | |
| The Tory leader promised a new era of "people power, not state power" if the Conservatives are put into government. | |
| He described the manifesto as a "hand grenade" which "would blast away the old belief that the elite should hold all the power and make all the decisions". | |
| Writing in the manifesto, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan and Welsh Conservative assembly leader Nick Bourne criticise Labour's "complacency'. | |
| They say that the Conservatives have been working hard in all areas, over the last few years, to offer a "real alternative". | They say that the Conservatives have been working hard in all areas, over the last few years, to offer a "real alternative". |
| The party not only has the energy and determination, but also the policies to "really make a difference in Wales and Britain", according to the pair. | The party not only has the energy and determination, but also the policies to "really make a difference in Wales and Britain", according to the pair. |
| The Tory manifesto pledges include developing a high speed broadband network across the UK, supporting the electrification of the First Great Western rail line to south Wales and a commitment to develop a high-speed rail link to Wales. | |
| The party says health spending would be increased every year, protecting funding for Wales, and working to ensure the Welsh NHS has the resources it needs. | The party says health spending would be increased every year, protecting funding for Wales, and working to ensure the Welsh NHS has the resources it needs. |
| Also included are plans for a community right to buy scheme, and a Big Society Bank funded from unclaimed bank assets to provide new finance for neighbourhood groups, charities, and social enterprises. | Also included are plans for a community right to buy scheme, and a Big Society Bank funded from unclaimed bank assets to provide new finance for neighbourhood groups, charities, and social enterprises. |
| Their aim, according to the two, is to create a "working Wales with a thriving private sector, a solid infrastructure and a first rate skills base that will make it, once again, one of the most attractive places to do business in the world". | Their aim, according to the two, is to create a "working Wales with a thriving private sector, a solid infrastructure and a first rate skills base that will make it, once again, one of the most attractive places to do business in the world". |
| The manifesto will also include a pledge to grant a referendum on more powers for the Welsh assembly. | The manifesto will also include a pledge to grant a referendum on more powers for the Welsh assembly. |