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| Education criticism politically motivated, says Lewis | Education criticism politically motivated, says Lewis |
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| A politically motivated attack is being staged by the Conservatives on Labour over schools, the education minister has said. | A politically motivated attack is being staged by the Conservatives on Labour over schools, the education minister has said. |
| Huw Lewis accused the Tories of trying to "build a bogey" out of public services in Wales. | Huw Lewis accused the Tories of trying to "build a bogey" out of public services in Wales. |
| Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb told the Sunday Times that parents in England would have "good reason to feel very concerned" if Ed Miliband took the Welsh government's approach to schools. | Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb told the Sunday Times that parents in England would have "good reason to feel very concerned" if Ed Miliband took the Welsh government's approach to schools. |
| It follows a bitter row over health. | It follows a bitter row over health. |
| 'Disreputable' | 'Disreputable' |
| "Stephen Crabb is meant to be Wales' voice round the cabinet table... with friends like that Wales doesn't need enemies," Mr Lewis told BBC Radio Wales on Monday. | "Stephen Crabb is meant to be Wales' voice round the cabinet table... with friends like that Wales doesn't need enemies," Mr Lewis told BBC Radio Wales on Monday. |
| He said the Tories were trying to "frighten the gullible" to win votes in England. | |
| "It's dishonourable, disreputable and the Welsh public can see right through this stuff." | "It's dishonourable, disreputable and the Welsh public can see right through this stuff." |
| However, Monmouth Conservative MP David Davies said Labour had done "very badly" in education in Wales. | However, Monmouth Conservative MP David Davies said Labour had done "very badly" in education in Wales. |
| "Wales lags not just behind England but behind the whole of the developed world - we know that we don't get as many pupils into Oxbridge proportionately as England does," he said. | "Wales lags not just behind England but behind the whole of the developed world - we know that we don't get as many pupils into Oxbridge proportionately as England does," he said. |
| Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats claimed plans for education spending in England by the Conservatives could mean bigger cuts for the Welsh government. | Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats claimed plans for education spending in England by the Conservatives could mean bigger cuts for the Welsh government. |
| Analysis by Arwyn Jones, BBC Wales education correspondent | |
| This is the first time since devolution we go into a UK general election campaign with different political parties defending their record on education either end of the M4. | |
| If you look at GCSE results over that time, the gap between Wales and England widens, with the latter coming out on top. | |
| But over the past two years Wales has been catching up. | |
| Looking at the proportion of pupils gaining 5 good GCSE grades, Wales is now just 1.4% behind England. | |
| Stephen Crabb says Ed Miliband would "turn back the clock" on education. | |
| But all the main education policy divergences between Wales and England occurred when Labour was in power at both a Welsh and UK government level. | |
| It isn't a difference between Labour and Conservative as such - rather a difference between Labour in Wales and whoever runs schools in England. |