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| Carwyn Jones to 'set record straight' on NHS | Carwyn Jones to 'set record straight' on NHS |
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| First Minister Carwyn Jones will seek to "set the record straight" on the Welsh NHS, after Tory attacks on it, at the Welsh Labour conference later. | First Minister Carwyn Jones will seek to "set the record straight" on the Welsh NHS, after Tory attacks on it, at the Welsh Labour conference later. |
| He will accuse UK ministers of launching a "Tory war on Wales", putting investment in Wales at risk. | He will accuse UK ministers of launching a "Tory war on Wales", putting investment in Wales at risk. |
| Labour argues Conservatives are inflicting "collateral damage" on Wales, to win votes in England. | Labour argues Conservatives are inflicting "collateral damage" on Wales, to win votes in England. |
| Labour leader Ed Miliband will also address the conference on its opening day, in Llandudno, on Saturday. | Labour leader Ed Miliband will also address the conference on its opening day, in Llandudno, on Saturday. |
| Conservative strategists are using attacks on the performance of the NHS in Wales to illustrate what they say the health service in England might look like, should Mr Miliband become prime minister after the next general election in 2015. | Conservative strategists are using attacks on the performance of the NHS in Wales to illustrate what they say the health service in England might look like, should Mr Miliband become prime minister after the next general election in 2015. |
| Live stream of Welsh Labour's 2014 spring conference | Live stream of Welsh Labour's 2014 spring conference |
| In his speech, Mr Jones will tell the conference: "Far from a Respect Agenda, we now find ourselves on the frontline in the Tory War on Wales. | In his speech, Mr Jones will tell the conference: "Far from a Respect Agenda, we now find ourselves on the frontline in the Tory War on Wales. |
| Rail electrification | Rail electrification |
| "Day after day we see attack after attack, on the NHS and those who work in it. | "Day after day we see attack after attack, on the NHS and those who work in it. |
| "On our schools, and on our teachers. | "On our schools, and on our teachers. |
| "On the Welsh language, on our economy, on devolution - on Wales itself." | "On the Welsh language, on our economy, on devolution - on Wales itself." |
| Mr Jones will also focus strongly on the continuing row between the UK and Welsh governments over who should pay for electrification of rail lines in the south Wales valleys. | Mr Jones will also focus strongly on the continuing row between the UK and Welsh governments over who should pay for electrification of rail lines in the south Wales valleys. |
| The Welsh government insists UK ministers agreed to bear the cost, totalling hundreds of millions of pounds, but the UK government says a deal was done for the Welsh government to foot the bill. | The Welsh government insists UK ministers agreed to bear the cost, totalling hundreds of millions of pounds, but the UK government says a deal was done for the Welsh government to foot the bill. |
| A senior Labour source told BBC Wales the party is now wondering if a "war of words" is developing into a situation where money from UK ministers for Wales is "drying up". | A senior Labour source told BBC Wales the party is now wondering if a "war of words" is developing into a situation where money from UK ministers for Wales is "drying up". |
| 'Shared values' | |
| The first minister is expected to aim the criticism in his speech entirely at the Conservatives. | The first minister is expected to aim the criticism in his speech entirely at the Conservatives. |
| With May's European elections looming, Mr Jones will issue a rallying call to supporters and activists. | With May's European elections looming, Mr Jones will issue a rallying call to supporters and activists. |
| He will say: "Wales has always been proudly European. We have always seen the very real benefits of being a part of a wider European ideal - with shared values and principles. | He will say: "Wales has always been proudly European. We have always seen the very real benefits of being a part of a wider European ideal - with shared values and principles. |
| "Economically we cannot afford to leave and it's time we had a proper debate about the very serious consequences that withdrawal would have on the very fabric of Welsh life." | "Economically we cannot afford to leave and it's time we had a proper debate about the very serious consequences that withdrawal would have on the very fabric of Welsh life." |
| Labour believes the "constant" attacks on Welsh public services are angering party activists, encouraging them to go canvassing and making the slogan it began using at the 2011 assembly election, "standing up for Wales", highly relevant for this European poll. | Labour believes the "constant" attacks on Welsh public services are angering party activists, encouraging them to go canvassing and making the slogan it began using at the 2011 assembly election, "standing up for Wales", highly relevant for this European poll. |