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Kirsty Williams' attack on Labour's record on public services | |
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The Welsh Lib Dem leader will accuse the first minister of "taking cover behind the people he is meant to lead", following criticism of public services in Wales. | The Welsh Lib Dem leader will accuse the first minister of "taking cover behind the people he is meant to lead", following criticism of public services in Wales. |
Carwyn Jones told the Wales Labour conference that Conservatives were engaging in a "war on Wales". | Carwyn Jones told the Wales Labour conference that Conservatives were engaging in a "war on Wales". |
On Sunday, Kirsty Williams will tell her party's Welsh conference many of the criticisms were "based on truth". | On Sunday, Kirsty Williams will tell her party's Welsh conference many of the criticisms were "based on truth". |
She will portray Labour as the "weight around our nation's neck". | She will portray Labour as the "weight around our nation's neck". |
In Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, David Cameron said the Welsh NHS was a "scandal", the latest in a series of fierce criticisms by Conservative MPs of the performance of the service. | In Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, David Cameron said the Welsh NHS was a "scandal", the latest in a series of fierce criticisms by Conservative MPs of the performance of the service. |
In one of her strongest attacks on Mr Jones and Labour, Ms Williams will insist the "chickens have come home to roost" for a Welsh Labour government that had "enjoyed minimal UK media coverage" for years. | In one of her strongest attacks on Mr Jones and Labour, Ms Williams will insist the "chickens have come home to roost" for a Welsh Labour government that had "enjoyed minimal UK media coverage" for years. |
'Furious' | 'Furious' |
"Barely a day goes by when we don't see another exposé on Wales' public services," she will tell the conference in Newport. | "Barely a day goes by when we don't see another exposé on Wales' public services," she will tell the conference in Newport. |
"Yet it's not just sadness that I feel: it's anger too, I know that some of these stories may be motivated by a political agenda, but many are accurate and too often based on truth. | "Yet it's not just sadness that I feel: it's anger too, I know that some of these stories may be motivated by a political agenda, but many are accurate and too often based on truth. |
"Our health service struggles like never before, our schools remain underfunded and underperforming, our economy lags behind the rest of the UK." | "Our health service struggles like never before, our schools remain underfunded and underperforming, our economy lags behind the rest of the UK." |
Ms Williams will tell Liberal Democrats she is "furious" over the recent portrayal of Wales. | Ms Williams will tell Liberal Democrats she is "furious" over the recent portrayal of Wales. |
"Last week, Carwyn Jones said these criticisms weren't a war on Welsh Labour, or the Welsh government, but a war on Wales as an entire nation. | "Last week, Carwyn Jones said these criticisms weren't a war on Welsh Labour, or the Welsh government, but a war on Wales as an entire nation. |
"How dare he take cover behind the people he is meant to lead, what kind of leader does that?", she will ask. | "How dare he take cover behind the people he is meant to lead, what kind of leader does that?", she will ask. |
'Too scared' | 'Too scared' |
"Labour is holding us back, Labour - the weight around our nation's neck." | "Labour is holding us back, Labour - the weight around our nation's neck." |
Ms Williams will also tell party activists that only the Liberal Democrats offer a "positive choice" in next month's European elections. | Ms Williams will also tell party activists that only the Liberal Democrats offer a "positive choice" in next month's European elections. |
She will say Labour is "too scared" to have a voice on Europe, David Cameron's Conservatives "pander to Euro-sceptics and UKIP" while Plaid Cymru "cannot credibly call for Welsh independence yet proclaim they stand for Europe". | She will say Labour is "too scared" to have a voice on Europe, David Cameron's Conservatives "pander to Euro-sceptics and UKIP" while Plaid Cymru "cannot credibly call for Welsh independence yet proclaim they stand for Europe". |
On Saturday. Nick Clegg committed his party to devolving new powers to Wales, including policing, youth justice and big energy projects. | On Saturday. Nick Clegg committed his party to devolving new powers to Wales, including policing, youth justice and big energy projects. |
The Liberal Democrat leader told the conference the plans, recommended by the Silk Commission, will be the "blueprint" for its election manifesto. | The Liberal Democrat leader told the conference the plans, recommended by the Silk Commission, will be the "blueprint" for its election manifesto. |
He also accused Carwyn Jones of trying "to reinvent history" about rail electrification funding in the south Wales valleys. |