12/03/2016

:00:10. > :00:21.The Conservatives in Wales have their best time in decades. Can they

:00:22. > :00:26.do the same in May? Welcome to conference 2016.

:00:27. > :00:30.Welcome to the last of our programmes covering the Welsh

:00:31. > :00:34.The Conservatives are closing the season with their conference in

:00:35. > :00:39.Over the next two hours we'll bring you all the main speeches

:00:40. > :00:42.and reaction from the delegates - and assess the party's chances ahead

:00:43. > :00:48.All that, of course, ahead of today's big clash

:00:49. > :00:57.You too can join in the debate - we're on twitter @walespolitics.

:00:58. > :01:01.So how better to warm up for the big match than with a bit of political

:01:02. > :01:04.scrummage - and our commentator throughout this afternoon as usual

:01:05. > :01:10.is our Welsh affairs editor, Vaughan Roderick

:01:11. > :01:21.What sort of shape is the party in? Pretty optimistic. They are still in

:01:22. > :01:26.a good mood following their general election win last year. They have

:01:27. > :01:31.taken some glee at what has happened in the Labour Party since. We do

:01:32. > :01:35.have the European referendum with the party divided between those who

:01:36. > :01:42.support David Cameron's position and want to see Britain remain in the

:01:43. > :01:48.European Union and those who support Andrew RT Davies's position, who

:01:49. > :01:52.want to leave the European Union. There is talk about breaking the

:01:53. > :01:58.rules and David Cameron came to clanged often yesterday. Most of his

:01:59. > :02:03.speech was about Europe and he did address the Welsh assembly

:02:04. > :02:08.elections. Was it out of order? The party itself is supposed to be

:02:09. > :02:13.neutral. The party's apparatus isn't meant to be used to favour one

:02:14. > :02:17.campaign or the other. The view some of the representatives talk was but

:02:18. > :02:24.David Cameron was using a party event to promote the main message.

:02:25. > :02:32.It was uncomfortable for some people. Not only did he choose to

:02:33. > :02:38.speak about Europe but he chose to speak about Europe and agriculture.

:02:39. > :02:43.Andrew RT Davies is a farmer. He describes himself as 18 stone of

:02:44. > :02:49.prime Welsh beef. And the Prime Minister went on about European beef

:02:50. > :02:52.exports. I thought it was coded criticism from Andrew RT Davies on

:02:53. > :02:56.coming out on the leave aside. The conference ended

:02:57. > :02:58.officially at lunchtime, but there are still quite a few

:02:59. > :03:00.delegates and reporters in Among them our very

:03:01. > :03:10.own Carl Roberts. Still there, not many behind you,

:03:11. > :03:16.but did they leave with a spring in their step? Yes, and in a hurry

:03:17. > :03:22.because they wanted to get back to Cardiff for the game. This was a

:03:23. > :03:26.wind down, all the major action happened yesterday. Andrew RT Davies

:03:27. > :03:32.made his speech yesterday, Stephen Crabb as well. We were waiting for

:03:33. > :03:37.the Prime Minister to arrive. They have even taken the flag stand, so

:03:38. > :03:42.keen are they to get away from Llangollen to get back for the

:03:43. > :03:46.rugby. There was a buzz as David Cameron arrived, also speculation as

:03:47. > :03:52.to how he would greet Andrew RT Davies. We know the men are in

:03:53. > :03:56.disagreement over Europe. On the stage they were in agreement over

:03:57. > :04:02.the Labour government being in power too long in Cardiff. As you alluded

:04:03. > :04:07.to in the studio, some shuffling of papers and looking down at their

:04:08. > :04:11.shoes when David Cameron started talking about Europe. Stephen Crabb,

:04:12. > :04:16.the Welsh Secretary was the Prime Minister's warm up man. When he

:04:17. > :04:21.started talking about remaining in Europe, there were some murmurs in

:04:22. > :04:27.the hall from the audience. There are many people within the

:04:28. > :04:31.Conservative Party who want to leave the UK to leave the European Union

:04:32. > :04:36.and seeing David Cameron making the case to stay on the stage, didn't

:04:37. > :04:43.sit too well with many of them. Was there a Tony Blair WI moments, then

:04:44. > :04:49.coming here and talking about things they shouldn't talk about. They

:04:50. > :04:54.should be focusing on Wales here? Speaking to the delegates

:04:55. > :05:00.afterwards, they weren't happy the Prime Minister had done what he had

:05:01. > :05:04.done. We were talking to other politicians and they just didn't put

:05:05. > :05:07.Europe in their speeches. I am sure many would have liked to have done.

:05:08. > :05:13.There where many people shaking their heads. There was no heckling

:05:14. > :05:22.of the Prime Minister, a few murmurs for Stephen Crabb. But for the Prime

:05:23. > :05:29.Minister to focus on the effects on leaving the EU on Welsh agriculture,

:05:30. > :05:35.when possibly the most famous father in Wales was sat in the front row,

:05:36. > :05:38.was a blatant message from the Prime Minister David Cameron. Let's have a

:05:39. > :05:43.quick word on the potential manifesto, what are they offering?

:05:44. > :05:48.Five key pledges they have launched here at this conference. There is

:05:49. > :05:53.more to come, they said. Driving up education standards. Angela Byrne

:05:54. > :05:58.has been speaking today. They very much want to put teaching at the

:05:59. > :06:04.heart of rising education standards. They want to get rid of the regional

:06:05. > :06:08.consortia bodies. They want to get rid of those and give the

:06:09. > :06:13.headteacher is the responsibility to improve standards. There is the

:06:14. > :06:17.promise on 30 hours of free childcare. A promise to protect

:06:18. > :06:22.spending on the NHS and they also made a promise on social care for

:06:23. > :06:30.older people. They will be able to give up to 100 -- keep up to

:06:31. > :06:34.?100,000 of their assets if they go into care. There are plans to move a

:06:35. > :06:39.government department to North Wales. I asked which one and they

:06:40. > :06:44.said we will find out in the coming weeks. They have set their stall

:06:45. > :06:49.out, as parties tend to do at these conferences. I am impressed you have

:06:50. > :06:53.memorised them all. More from you later in Llangollen.

:06:54. > :06:55.Well the keynote speaker at the Conference was

:06:56. > :06:57.the Prime Minister who took the floor yesterday.

:06:58. > :06:58.David Cameron talked about the assembly election

:06:59. > :07:03.but his main focus was very much on the European referendum,

:07:04. > :07:05.That upset some senior members of his party,

:07:06. > :07:06.including the former Welsh Secretary David Jones

:07:07. > :07:12.Here's what David Cameron had to say.

:07:13. > :07:20.It is great to be back in Llangollen with all of you. I am proud to be

:07:21. > :07:25.with our Welsh Tory team once again. Alun Cairns, Andrew RT Davies,

:07:26. > :07:34.chairman, Jonathan Evans, and Stephen Crabb. A great team.

:07:35. > :07:39.APPLAUSE What a year we have had. 12 months

:07:40. > :07:45.ago, we met in Cardiff, just as the election campaign was about to

:07:46. > :07:49.begin. The polls showed a dead heat. The pundits were predicting

:07:50. > :07:55.deadlock. Removal men were wondering whether they really would have to

:07:56. > :08:00.fit that headstone to the door of Number Ten Downing St. It was a

:08:01. > :08:06.nervous time, but we stuck to our plan and we stuck together all the

:08:07. > :08:10.way to the finish line. We've won many great victories that night. And

:08:11. > :08:16.here in Wales, not just holding the seeds we won in 2010, but increasing

:08:17. > :08:20.our winning margins, the length and breadth of this country. And there

:08:21. > :08:27.was more, Brecon and Renfrewshire, Conservative for the first time in

:08:28. > :08:32.20 years. A local GP campaigning passionately on the NHS, winning for

:08:33. > :08:36.us in the Vale of Clywd. And the stunning victory in Gower, Tory for

:08:37. > :09:29.the first time in nearly 100 years. APPLAUSE

:09:30. > :09:34.30 years. Yes, others, the Conservatives, now with over a

:09:35. > :09:35.quarter of Welsh MPs. Our success has been based on hard campaigning

:09:36. > :10:48.of course. has been based on hard campaigning

:10:49. > :10:54.alone. Almost over half the world's commercial aircraft flight using

:10:55. > :10:56.wings made by Airbus in Wales. Manufacturing the tiny cells that

:10:57. > :11:04.support half of the world's mobile phones. Toyota in Deeside makes 950

:11:05. > :11:08.engines everyday. And Wales has a growing and well and reputation for

:11:09. > :11:15.innovation, manufacturing and research. Welsh infrastructure, we

:11:16. > :11:19.are delivering the most ambitious programme of railway investment in

:11:20. > :11:24.Wales for more than a century. The electrification of the great Western

:11:25. > :11:30.main row and Crossrail will allow you to travel from Cardiff to Canary

:11:31. > :11:34.Wharf in two hours. There will be a direct link between Cardiff and

:11:35. > :11:36.Heathrow. We will see the electrification all the way to

:11:37. > :11:44.Swansea. APPLAUSE

:11:45. > :11:53.1000 new jobs at the Wrexham prison. Working with Hitachi and Horizon to

:11:54. > :12:00.build the new power station. We provided ?69 million for superfast

:12:01. > :12:05.broad band. And homes and businesses can now get access speed three times

:12:06. > :12:09.faster than the UK average. We have Welsh tourism. Rough guides puts

:12:10. > :12:13.Wales in their top ten countries to visit in the entire world. You have

:12:14. > :12:18.some unfair advantages, the sandy beaches of Gower, the Rocky

:12:19. > :12:24.Mountains of Snowdonia, the beauty and drama of Anglesey's coastline.

:12:25. > :12:29.And the waterfalls of the Vale of need. It is no wonder rough guides

:12:30. > :12:33.calls this country one of the finest natural playgrounds in the world.

:12:34. > :12:37.And the powerhouse that is Welsh culture. Wales is blessed with

:12:38. > :12:49.performing arts, comedy and music. We are securing the future of S4C,

:12:50. > :12:51.channel created by a Conservative Government.

:12:52. > :12:54.APPLAUSE And in the Wales millennium Centre,

:12:55. > :12:59.there is a national home for the arts that will be fit to grace any

:13:00. > :13:03.the world's great capitals. There are those unique Welsh events.

:13:04. > :13:09.There's nothing like the Eisteddfod in the United Kingdom and as someone

:13:10. > :13:12.who is proud to have visited The Royal Welsh show as Leader of the

:13:13. > :13:18.Opposition and as Prime Minister, there is no vigour, better

:13:19. > :13:27.celebration of rural life anywhere in the United Kingdom.

:13:28. > :13:32.APPLAUSE Of course, at this stage I should

:13:33. > :13:36.mention Welsh sport. But we will need to be careful here! There is a

:13:37. > :13:44.big Grant slam decider coming up tomorrow. Because you have developed

:13:45. > :13:49.a habit of spoiling the English party at Twickenham, I don't want to

:13:50. > :13:56.stare passions too much. Coasts of the Ryder Cup, the world Rugby cup

:13:57. > :13:59.and Ashes cricket. So many world champions and gold medallists, many

:14:00. > :14:04.of whom we will see in Rio. And we are looking forward to seeing the

:14:05. > :14:10.watchful all team competing in the finals of a national tournament for

:14:11. > :14:18.the first time since 1958. That will be a great competition. So there is

:14:19. > :14:22.so much potential for Wales. But making Wales a powerhouse in every

:14:23. > :14:28.sense must also mean creating a powerhouse parliament in Cardiff

:14:29. > :14:32.Bay. With Wales Bill, we will honour the St Davids Day agreement in full.

:14:33. > :14:36.It means a new model of devolution with more clarity over Welsh

:14:37. > :14:41.assembly responsibilities. It means new powers in areas like energy,

:14:42. > :14:46.transport, local government and assembly elections. It means real

:14:47. > :14:49.fairness. Four years Welsh politicians have been asking for a

:14:50. > :14:52.funding flaw that would protect the level of funding for Wales. I am

:14:53. > :15:02.proud it was a Conservative Government and a Conservative Prime

:15:03. > :15:07.Minister that delivered them. And as Stephen has just said, whatever our

:15:08. > :15:11.disagreements with Welsh Labour, and there are many, people know with us

:15:12. > :15:16.we will work to do what is best for Wales. We will work constructively

:15:17. > :15:19.with what ever Administration is in charge in Cardiff and we will bang

:15:20. > :15:24.the drum for Wales at every opportunity. That is why I was so

:15:25. > :15:29.proud to host the Nato summit at Celtic Manor. It is why we work with

:15:30. > :15:33.the watch government to bring the UK investment Summit to Wales in 2014.

:15:34. > :15:38.Last month, we work together in Cardiff and Westminster to help

:15:39. > :15:40.deliver the fantastic announcement by Aston Martin, the one that will

:15:41. > :15:54.bring so many jobs to Glamorgan. So Wales is going to make James

:15:55. > :16:00.Bond's next car, we just need a Welsh James Bond to drive it!

:16:01. > :16:04.LAUGHTER I come before you today with today with a simple warning -

:16:05. > :16:09.the future is not guaranteed. Those jobs that took years to create can

:16:10. > :16:16.disappear quickly. The investment that took so throng secure can dry

:16:17. > :16:19.up like like a change in the weather. The confidence of today

:16:20. > :16:23.could start to drain away tomorrow. And there are to big choices facing

:16:24. > :16:29.the Welsh people that will determine what happens next. The first is who

:16:30. > :16:33.should control the Welsh Assembly. It's a straight fight this May

:16:34. > :16:37.between the Conservatives and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party. New

:16:38. > :16:43.leadership with us or carrying on with a tired Labour Party. They have

:16:44. > :16:48.been in power for 17 years in Wales already. Do we want to let them

:16:49. > :16:53.waste even more of your money? Do we want them to do even more damage to

:16:54. > :16:57.the Welsh licence? Do you know what Carwyn Jones said about Jeremy

:16:58. > :17:01.Corbyn the other day? He called him inspirational.

:17:02. > :17:06.LAUGHTER. And I suppose in some ways he's right. Jeremy Corbyn's failure

:17:07. > :17:09.to back anti-terror measure shoes inspire deep concern. His plan to

:17:10. > :17:14.raise taxes and borrow forever should inspire real fear. His plans

:17:15. > :17:18.to send our nuclear submarines to sail around the world's oceans

:17:19. > :17:26.without nuclear weapons will inspire ridicule. Do you really want to do

:17:27. > :17:31.22 uninterrupted years of this lot running the Welsh Assembly?

:17:32. > :17:35.AUDIENCE: No! Carwyn Jones said something I really agree with. He

:17:36. > :17:39.said, in this election the Tories will say, we've had long enough,

:17:40. > :17:41.it's time for a change. First Minister, thank you, you're on

:17:42. > :17:53.message. APPLAUSE.

:17:54. > :18:01.Carwyn, you've had long enough. It is time for change, and on May 5th

:18:02. > :18:05.Wales can vote for that change. Because there's so much potential

:18:06. > :18:11.for Wales. But it could remain unfulfilled. Let's be clear, Wales

:18:12. > :18:15.is being held back by Labour. As we look to devolve those vital economic

:18:16. > :18:19.powers to help Wales go forward, Labour is teaming up with the

:18:20. > :18:24.nationalists to wreck it. All because they think they might need a

:18:25. > :18:29.collation with Plaid in May. As we extend the right to buy in England,

:18:30. > :18:33.Wales is abolishing it completely. As the most successful countries on

:18:34. > :18:39.our planet stretch schoolchildren and teachers with more rigour and

:18:40. > :18:42.more testing, Labour in Wales is scrapping league tables and

:18:43. > :18:46.standardised tests. As a result Welsh children are in danger of

:18:47. > :18:49.falling behind. As cancer and A waiting time targets are missed year

:18:50. > :18:55.after year, Labour plans to keep starving the NHS of the resources it

:18:56. > :18:59.so badly needs. We need a new administration. One that will get to

:19:00. > :19:03.work on those M4 up grades, that can deliver the devolution that Cardiff

:19:04. > :19:09.Bay needs, one that can put to an end to painful neglect of our NHS in

:19:10. > :19:14.Wales. One that can help the steel workers in Port Talbot, bring rigour

:19:15. > :19:18.back into the classroom, complete the Cardiff City deal and give the

:19:19. > :19:23.economic security that Wales needses to fulfil its potential. We can be

:19:24. > :19:29.that team for Wales. And we've got some great candidates standing in

:19:30. > :19:39.May. Jane Cowen in Cardiff North, Simon banes in Clwyd south, Lyndon

:19:40. > :19:43.Jones in Gower, Gary Price in Brecon and George Gabor, born in Syria, he

:19:44. > :19:48.is standing for our party in Bridgend. I say we should get down

:19:49. > :19:51.there, get behind George and give the First Minister a real run for

:19:52. > :20:03.his money. APPLAUSE. Now, the second big choice

:20:04. > :20:10.we've got to make is about Europe, and that crucial vote on June 23rd.

:20:11. > :20:14.This is the most important political decisions that we will make in our

:20:15. > :20:20.lifetime. And it comes down to this. Do we stay in a reformed EU? Or do

:20:21. > :20:24.we take a leap in the dark? I can describe to you very clearly what in

:20:25. > :20:29.will look like now and into the future. It's exactly the kind of y

:20:30. > :20:34.the kind of future I've outlined today - open, dynamic, confident,

:20:35. > :20:38.successful. We'll be in that free trade single market with the easy

:20:39. > :20:43.access to 500 million consumers that it brings. We'll see real

:20:44. > :20:47.opportunities for growth, in key sectors like digital and energy,

:20:48. > :20:50.services as we complete the single market and agree important trade

:20:51. > :20:55.deals with America, with Japan and India. We'll keep the 100,000 jobs

:20:56. > :20:59.that are linked to Welsh access to that single markets. And we'll have

:21:00. > :21:04.a special status that keeps us out of the parts of Europe, out of the

:21:05. > :21:08.euro, out of the open borders, out of ever closer union, those things

:21:09. > :21:21.that just don't work for Britain. APPLAUSE. Put simply, we will be

:21:22. > :21:27.stronger, safer, and better off. But on the other side of this argument

:21:28. > :21:30.there is all I can see is risk and uncertainty. Those who want us to

:21:31. > :21:34.leave can't tell us what the aftermath of an exit from the EU

:21:35. > :21:41.would look like. The most important question is going to be this: Would

:21:42. > :21:51.we still be in the single market? If the anticipates is yeah e in the --

:21:52. > :21:58.if the if the answer is yes, we'll have to pay into the EU. No, any

:21:59. > :22:01.alternative would mean new impediments, restrictions and costs

:22:02. > :22:06.for Welsh businesses. What would that mean? 'S take one example -

:22:07. > :22:11.agriculture. Welsh farmers and food producers rely on the single market.

:22:12. > :22:16.Market. It gives them access to 500 million consumers to whom they can

:22:17. > :22:21.sell their goods on an open and unrestrictive basis. No tariffs, to

:22:22. > :22:26.barriers, no bogus health and safety rules designed to keep our products

:22:27. > :22:30.out. If we left this single market and relied on World Trade

:22:31. > :22:36.Organisation rules, as some suggest, the extra costs of exporting British

:22:37. > :22:40.people would be ?240 million a year. And extra ?90 million would be added

:22:41. > :22:46.to the cost of British lamb exports. Just think what that would mean for

:22:47. > :22:51.Wales, where almost 50,000 jobs rely on agriculture. And where the EU

:22:52. > :22:57.accounts for over 90% of Welsh agricultural exports. 98% of dairy

:22:58. > :23:03.products go to the EU. But outside the single market they can attract a

:23:04. > :23:10.new 36% tariff. 92% of beef exports go to the EU, and tariff there is

:23:11. > :23:14.could be, under these rules, between 58 and 70%. Welsh lamb, such an

:23:15. > :23:20.important export, such a source of national pride, that could be badly

:23:21. > :23:28.hit. 97% of lamb e ports go to the EU but lamb could be slapped with a

:23:29. > :23:36.40% tariff. Now, of course, relying on WTO rules is just one option that

:23:37. > :23:39.people advocate. We could go for a Canadian-style free trade deal

:23:40. > :23:44.instead. One of the leading proponents of Britain leaving the EU

:23:45. > :23:49.has suggested that today. Let's note for a moment that seven years on

:23:50. > :23:54.from the start of talks on a Canadian free trade deal, that deal

:23:55. > :23:59.is still not in place. Think about that. Seven years of uncertainty.

:24:00. > :24:04.Seven years of uncertainty for businesses, not knowing what the

:24:05. > :24:08.arrangements would be for trading with Europe. Seven years of

:24:09. > :24:12.uncertainty for our farmers not knowing whether those markets would

:24:13. > :24:17.be open. Seven years of uncertainties for businesses wanting

:24:18. > :24:21.to invest in Britain to provide jobs and livelihoods, not knowing what

:24:22. > :24:25.our relationship would be with Europe. Those seven years of

:24:26. > :24:29.uncertainty cannot be justified. They cannot be in our national

:24:30. > :24:40.interest and we should reject that idea out of hand.

:24:41. > :24:45.APPLAUSE. Because... Because in that scenario, in the Canada free trade

:24:46. > :24:48.deal scenario, there would also be quotas and restrictions. A free

:24:49. > :24:54.trade deal like this would mean limits on how many tonnes of meet we

:24:55. > :24:59.could export, and high extra costs and restrictions for goods over that

:25:00. > :25:04.limit. Those asking us to leave seem to think that those countries we

:25:05. > :25:09.would have just left will give us some sort of sweetheart deal. But

:25:10. > :25:15.let me ask you this: Why would French farmers not want a slice of

:25:16. > :25:19.the market share of Welsh sheep farmers or Welsh beef farmers?

:25:20. > :25:23.Farmers? Why wouldn't the Italians want a greater advantage to their

:25:24. > :25:26.cheese makers or the Spanish a negotiation to help their pig

:25:27. > :25:30.farmers? The leaves say we should trade more with the rest of the

:25:31. > :25:36.yorld. Of course we should and of course we will, but no-one should be

:25:37. > :25:41.naive about how easy this is. We have a special relationship with the

:25:42. > :25:45.United States of America. But here's a question for you. How much beef

:25:46. > :25:50.and how much lamb do you think we e port to the United States of

:25:51. > :25:56.America? Answer: None. Nothing. Zero. Zilch. And here's the lesson.

:25:57. > :25:59.Just because you have friendly relations with other countries it

:26:00. > :26:04.doesn't automatically mean you will get a good deal. It's not an

:26:05. > :26:07.exaggeration to say that Welsh agriculture, Welsh farmers and Welsh

:26:08. > :26:12.jobs could suffer enormously if we left the single market. It is just a

:26:13. > :26:16.fact. And I do think we are entitled to a few facts from the other side

:26:17. > :26:21.of the argument, from those who want us to leave. They are asking us to

:26:22. > :26:25.trust that leaving would somehow be worth the profound economic shock

:26:26. > :26:30.and the years of uncertainty that would follow. They say we would have

:26:31. > :26:35.more control. How, exactly? Leaving the EU but remaining in the single

:26:36. > :26:42.market doesn't give us more control. It just stops us from having any say

:26:43. > :26:46.over the rules of trade. Relying on WTO resumes doesn't give us more

:26:47. > :26:51.control. It just hurts industry. It hits jobs and hikes up prices.

:26:52. > :26:55.Trying for a free trade deal doesn't give us more control. It just

:26:56. > :27:00.meanses years of painful negotiations, and a poorer deal than

:27:01. > :27:05.we have today. In the end, those who want us to leave are telling thaw

:27:06. > :27:10.you can have all the benefits of EU membership but none of the

:27:11. > :27:16.trade-offs. But as everyone knows, if it sounds too good to be true,

:27:17. > :27:23.that's normally because it is. And let us remember, this isn't some

:27:24. > :27:26.abstract question. These are people's jobs, people's

:27:27. > :27:30.livelihoodhoods, people's life chances, people's families we are

:27:31. > :27:32.talking about. I say don't put them at risk. Don't take this leap in the

:27:33. > :27:42.dark. APPLAUSE.

:27:43. > :27:50.It's very simple for me. I love Britain, not Brussels. My job is

:27:51. > :27:54.just to say what I believe is right for the country. I've been your

:27:55. > :27:59.Prime Minister for six years. I'm not standing again. I'm telling it

:28:00. > :28:06.as I see it, nothing more, nothing less. And my judgment is this. We

:28:07. > :28:09.are stronger, safer and better off inside this reformed organisation.

:28:10. > :28:15.We can choose the best of both worlds, and that is what I hope the

:28:16. > :28:19.Welsh people will do on June 23rd. So a crucial few moments lie ahead.

:28:20. > :28:24.A decision on May 5th that offers the chance for new leadership in

:28:25. > :28:28.Cardiff Bay. And a vote on June 23rd that will determine our economic

:28:29. > :28:32.success and our influence in the world for generations to come. There

:28:33. > :28:36.is so much potential for Wales. But there are also some momentous

:28:37. > :28:40.choices coming round the corner. Make the right choices and Wales can

:28:41. > :28:44.go on to become that powerhouse. Make the wrong ones and Wales could

:28:45. > :28:47.get left behind. And all this potential, all the sacrifice obvious

:28:48. > :28:51.the last few years could go to waste. So I say, let us get out

:28:52. > :28:57.there and win these big arrangements. We can do it. Let's

:28:58. > :29:01.devolve those powers. Let's keep our accesses to that single market.

:29:02. > :29:06.Let's back Welsh agriculture. Let's build that power station. Let's

:29:07. > :29:11.electrify those lines. Let's cheap those jobs. Keep that investment.

:29:12. > :29:18.Let us keep going. Let us build that Welsh powerhouse and let us win for

:29:19. > :29:21.Wales. Thank you. Andrew RT Davies just about clapping there but not in

:29:22. > :29:23.other places of the speech. Vaughan what do you make

:29:24. > :29:31.of what the Prime Minister The decision to put Europe at the

:29:32. > :29:35.heart of the speech was a contact late risk. There is could have been

:29:36. > :29:39.blow-back from the whole. There wasn't as it happens. There were,

:29:40. > :29:43.including the Welsh Conservative leader, who weren't joining in the

:29:44. > :29:47.applause at stages. I suspect it suggests that David Cameron is

:29:48. > :29:54.feeling very, very confident about the way the European campaign is

:29:55. > :29:59.going. That he feels he can be pretty dismissive and pretty, come

:30:00. > :30:02.down pretty heavily on the Welsh Conservative leader, sensing that

:30:03. > :30:06.the party faithful in Wales are willing for him to do that. We have

:30:07. > :30:10.to remember yesterday, of course, Boris Johnson kicked off his big

:30:11. > :30:17.speech. He mentioned Canada as a model. So maybe this speech by David

:30:18. > :30:22.Cameron was geared more towards attacking Boris Johnson than Carwyn

:30:23. > :30:26.Jones. It was certainly designed to provide the reacting sound bite for

:30:27. > :30:29.media throughout the UK. He happened to be many in Wales. He wanted to

:30:30. > :30:34.respond to Boris Johnson, so he could have his clip on the news at

:30:35. > :30:38.10 and wherever. So yes, there was an element of that. But he could

:30:39. > :30:44.have done that in passing. He could have spent a minute on it and said

:30:45. > :30:49.you may have heard today, instead of which he was going on about half the

:30:50. > :30:53.speech devoted to Europe and that's really not what the Welsh

:30:54. > :30:57.Conservatives strategists were hoping for. They were hoping to keep

:30:58. > :31:00.Europe out of this conference as much as possible.

:31:01. > :31:11.Let's look at what they are offering ahead of this election. There is the

:31:12. > :31:19.pledge about care for the elderly. How radical are these set of

:31:20. > :31:23.proposals? What we have seen so far, let's be clear about it, what we

:31:24. > :31:29.have seen so far our keynote policies which are designed to be

:31:30. > :31:33.interested in being enough to get press attention. We haven't seen the

:31:34. > :31:38.broad range programme of government together with the costings,

:31:39. > :31:42.whatever. There is a tendency, and this is true for other parties,

:31:43. > :31:46.earlier announcements can come across as being like a gimmick. That

:31:47. > :31:52.is what I intended to be, in a sense. They were intended to catch

:31:53. > :31:56.the eye. To see how radical the programme is, we will have to wait

:31:57. > :32:00.to see the manifesto. But we're not seeing anything about free school

:32:01. > :32:05.academies. It is a centrist programme. Thanks for that. Plenty

:32:06. > :32:07.more speeches to come this afternoon.

:32:08. > :32:10.Let's go back to Llangollen now where our reporter Carl Roberts has

:32:11. > :32:24.It is all over, but they stayed behind with you? They think it is

:32:25. > :32:27.all over, it is now. We have two candidates standing in key seats, as

:32:28. > :32:41.far as the Conservatives are concerned. Sam Rowlands is landing

:32:42. > :32:46.in the Vale of Clywd and the other is the Vale of Glamorgan. Sam, you

:32:47. > :32:53.are taking on Labour candidates who have been in their seats for 17

:32:54. > :32:57.years and won every time the Labour. They present a challenge, but

:32:58. > :33:02.following your success in the Vale of Clywd, it gives you new renewed

:33:03. > :33:08.hope? It does, it shows people want change in Wales. We saw our best

:33:09. > :33:12.general election results for more than 30 years in May. For the Vale

:33:13. > :33:17.of Clywd in particular, people are getting tired of labour. They are

:33:18. > :33:21.tired of not seeing their towns moving forward and they are tired of

:33:22. > :33:24.the local health services not being at the standard they want to see.

:33:25. > :33:31.And they are tired of the high street not being as vibrant as they

:33:32. > :33:35.should. It is time for change. It seems to be a theme we have heard in

:33:36. > :33:39.this conference, Ross. You are representing the Vale of Glamorgan.

:33:40. > :33:45.But they could be across any constituency across any country? It

:33:46. > :33:49.is interesting where the Vale of Glamorgan is, if Labour win in make,

:33:50. > :33:56.the Vale of Glamorgan will cease to exist. We are taking on these

:33:57. > :34:00.candidates, in my case Jayne hats, who has been in the Vale of

:34:01. > :34:04.Glamorgan for some time. People have realised she is not putting the

:34:05. > :34:11.constituency first. She is putting council tax up time and again. There

:34:12. > :34:18.are plans to scrap and merge with Cardiff. Cardiff politicians could

:34:19. > :34:23.impose hundreds and hundreds of new homes in the avail of Glamorgan, not

:34:24. > :34:32.to meet our needs, but to meet Cardiff's need. It is a worry it

:34:33. > :34:38.could be a building site and a dumping ground for the capital. The

:34:39. > :34:42.Prime Minister visited yesterday, the secretary of state was here. Do

:34:43. > :34:50.you think the day was overshadowed by the mention of Europe from the

:34:51. > :34:55.Prime Minister? No, I think a lot of key policies came forward yesterday.

:34:56. > :34:59.I was pleased to hear those coming forward. Speaking to the delegates,

:35:00. > :35:04.they are excited about what we will do differently here in Wales as a

:35:05. > :35:08.Conservative Party. EU was mentioned, it is always mentioned at

:35:09. > :35:14.the moment. It is an important thing happening in June. Before then, we

:35:15. > :35:19.have an election happening in Wales. We know how your leader will vote in

:35:20. > :35:25.the referendum, how will you vote? I will be voting out. I will be

:35:26. > :35:30.actively campaigning for the Welsh assembly elections in May. Ross, you

:35:31. > :35:36.will have a vote in this referendum, how would you vote? I am voting to

:35:37. > :35:47.leave as well. I think there is a huge number of conservatives voting

:35:48. > :36:11.to leave. Perhaps at the fringes and in the pubs,

:36:12. > :36:15.to leave. Perhaps at the fringes and brought forward, five of them. What

:36:16. > :36:20.is your favourite, if you like? Which one stands out for you and

:36:21. > :36:23.which one do you think will get those 400,000 people that voted for

:36:24. > :36:31.the party last year to come out and vote again? In the avail of Clywd,

:36:32. > :36:34.one of the most important issues is jobs, economic issues and the high

:36:35. > :36:39.street. Support for local businesses and the business rates is probably

:36:40. > :36:46.the most important issue. Once you get people into work, you have seen

:36:47. > :36:49.massive unemployment rates in areas of my constituency, which is a

:36:50. > :36:54.shame. Money has been thrown at it from central government in Cardiff.

:36:55. > :38:35.What a sensational 12 months this hope for

:38:36. > :38:39.What a sensational 12 months this has been for our party since we met

:38:40. > :38:43.in Cardiff last year. At the time we were just weeks away from a critical

:38:44. > :38:49.general election. Commentators were telling us we were set to lose. They

:38:50. > :38:53.said we would lose seats, lose the economic argument, lose the keys to

:38:54. > :38:59.Number Ten unless we could and together coalition partners like the

:39:00. > :39:03.Lib Dems or Ukip. Plaid Cymru told anyone who would listen, it would be

:39:04. > :39:10.their three seats that would make them the kingmakers. Well

:39:11. > :39:15.conference, as we know Twitter got it wrong, the polls got it wrong and

:39:16. > :39:18.the pundits got it wrong. They got it wrong in Cardiff on the Web Craig

:39:19. > :39:27.Williams increased the Wales Conservative majority 11 fold. In

:39:28. > :39:32.reckon, Chris Davies sunk the yellow submarine, delivering a 5000

:39:33. > :39:36.majority. Doctor James Davies, collected in the Vale of Clywd, a

:39:37. > :39:42.seat Labour never thought they would lose. But the result... If you want

:39:43. > :39:48.to participate, that is the way to do it. Hopefully more of you will

:39:49. > :39:54.participate in the speech. But a seat that had never turned blue in

:39:55. > :39:59.more than a century, at 27 vote Conservative victory in Gower. A

:40:00. > :40:05.tribute dedication and tenacity of my friends, Byron Davies.

:40:06. > :40:11.APPLAUSE And when it came to counting those

:40:12. > :40:16.votes, including the 27 in Gower, a majority Conservative Government

:40:17. > :40:21.confirmed. We were able to welcome back his position at the Cabinet

:40:22. > :40:27.table, as Secretary of State, Stephen Crabb. Stephen, to you and

:40:28. > :40:31.the Welsh office team, thank you for everything you do to supporters in

:40:32. > :40:34.the Welsh assembly and acting on behalf of the people of Wales. Thank

:40:35. > :40:41.you. APPLAUSE

:40:42. > :40:44.But most of all, I want to thank you, the activists, the community of

:40:45. > :40:50.activists who delivered our election victory. All those leaflets

:40:51. > :40:55.delivers, doors not, envelopes stuffed. I Welsh Conservative

:40:56. > :41:00.family. Conference, 55 days out of the most difficult and important

:41:01. > :41:04.watch election in the general election, I am so proud we have the

:41:05. > :41:09.most incredible set of candidates fighting to secure real change for

:41:10. > :41:14.Wales. In Wrexham, the tenacity of Andy Atkinson, window cleaner now

:41:15. > :41:24.plastering the town's windows with blue posters!

:41:25. > :41:31.APPLAUSE He will turn Wrexham blue. Also an

:41:32. > :41:34.man who has spoken to every single voter in Bridgend. He will do it

:41:35. > :41:44.again, ready to give Carwyn Jones the fright of his life. Also backing

:41:45. > :41:48.local businesses. Tomorrow we are opening a tea room and Simon, you

:41:49. > :41:54.can buy this Konz. By the size of me, I will need a few! -- scones.

:41:55. > :41:59.Sam role and is ready to secure change for the Vale of Clywd. He is

:42:00. > :42:04.in at boy bands, so it doesn't matter what Labour will throw at

:42:05. > :42:12.him, he will Take That! APPLAUSE

:42:13. > :42:17.From the big brother to the Senate, he is used to winning votes, Joe

:42:18. > :42:21.Williams. He went over 1 million votes, more than Labour have ever

:42:22. > :42:27.got in any election here in Wales. Over the last five years, I have

:42:28. > :42:30.been proud to lead the most determined, hard-working, passionate

:42:31. > :42:37.group in the assembly, fighting for all of our communities in all

:42:38. > :42:39.corners of Wales. Tanks to our Wales Conservative family, Britain's

:42:40. > :42:44.economic recovery is strengthening with a confident and competent

:42:45. > :42:48.government, that settles its debts and is building a stronger economy.

:42:49. > :42:53.A government that delivers dignity and security in old age, opportunity

:42:54. > :42:57.and hope for young people, by creating more jobs to give more

:42:58. > :43:02.people be economic security of a regular paycheque and will deliver

:43:03. > :43:10.the living wage. That is investing in our defence is to keep our nation

:43:11. > :43:13.united and safe. Conference, there are young people who will be voting

:43:14. > :43:17.in this election, who have only known a Labour run the Welsh

:43:18. > :43:21.government. Young people who go through an education system which is

:43:22. > :43:26.failing to reach its potential. Young people who cannot get on the

:43:27. > :43:30.housing ladder because Labour has not build enough affordable homes.

:43:31. > :43:35.Young people, who want to get on in life, but while the economy is

:43:36. > :43:40.strengthening, under Labour Wales is falling behind. The assembly

:43:41. > :43:45.election matters to them and it matters to all of us. David Cameron

:43:46. > :43:49.and the Conservatives have shown they can deliver for the UK. Our

:43:50. > :43:54.Welsh Conservative team will bring the same focus and discipline and

:43:55. > :43:57.provide a better future for Wales. This election is different. The

:43:58. > :44:02.general election showed every voter matters. More people voted Welsh

:44:03. > :44:07.Conservatives in the general election than have ever voted Labour

:44:08. > :44:10.in any assembly election, proving a vote for the Welsh Conservatives

:44:11. > :44:16.again this time, will secure real change for Wales. May the 5th is a

:44:17. > :44:22.chance for a fresh start and an opportunity for Wales to achieve its

:44:23. > :44:25.full potential. After 17 years of Labour rule, we find ourselves and

:44:26. > :44:31.the country at a crossroads and big decisions lie ahead. To the left,

:44:32. > :44:34.lies the path of Jeremy Corbyn and his Welsh Labour colleagues want us

:44:35. > :44:44.to take. A trip down memory lane to the 1970s. Five more years of

:44:45. > :44:48.Labour's managed decline backed up by their little helpers. Conference,

:44:49. > :44:55.we need another part. Wales is already benefiting from

:44:56. > :44:58.Conservatives in government. Stable, competent leadership can help our

:44:59. > :45:07.country to move forward. With Toyota building hybrid engines at the

:45:08. > :45:10.Deeside plant. JCB increasing production and expanding just down

:45:11. > :45:16.the road in Wrexham. A new super prison in North rails creating more

:45:17. > :45:25.than 1000 jobs. Plus, a tax cut for 1.2 million people in Wales. 170,000

:45:26. > :45:31.now pay no income tax at all and the prospect of a city deal for South

:45:32. > :45:34.Wales. Yet further evidence the UK Government is putting Wales first

:45:35. > :45:39.and the Conservatives are delivering poor communities right across the

:45:40. > :45:43.country. Just imagine what I Welsh Conservative government could

:45:44. > :45:46.achieve working closer with Conservative colleagues in the UK

:45:47. > :45:53.Government. In a few weeks, voters face a choice between a bright

:45:54. > :45:56.future with Welsh Conservatives or sticking with Jeremy Corbyn's Labour

:45:57. > :46:05.Party with the same ideas that have not worked and will not work. Carwyn

:46:06. > :46:05.Jones's time in office has been abject failure.

:46:06. > :46:10.APPLAUSE Were hoping for. They were hoping to

:46:11. > :46:13.keep Europe out of this conference as much as possible. He claims that

:46:14. > :46:18.Labour is delivering but what have his Government achieved beyond the

:46:19. > :46:22.disappointment of managed decline. The harsh reality of Carwyn Jones is

:46:23. > :46:26.he has failed to live up to his promises to improve public services.

:46:27. > :46:30.Labour's First Minister said they would cut NHS waiting times. Failed.

:46:31. > :46:35.He said they could improve education standards. Failed. He said they

:46:36. > :46:49.would cut child poverty levels. He has failed. Compared to the rest of

:46:50. > :46:57.the UK, Wales still has the lowest take-home pay... Pay...

:46:58. > :47:07.Basil Fawlty famously learnt the hard way that cheap doesn't always

:47:08. > :47:12.mean cheerful and Carwyn's shoddy work echoes Mr O'Reilly, the shoddy

:47:13. > :47:20.builder. We have an opportunity to kick the cowboy builders out.

:47:21. > :47:25.APPLAUSE. Let's be clear. Labour are bad for your health. They've run the

:47:26. > :47:30.Welsh National Health Service since 1999. The dawn of devolution. And

:47:31. > :47:34.throughout these 17 years the shape of our NHS has changed beyond

:47:35. > :47:39.recognition. Mostly for the worst. Worst. In the last five years alone

:47:40. > :47:45.we've seen emergency departments threatened with closure, hospital

:47:46. > :47:49.downgrades and closed services, and ultimately services axed and minor

:47:50. > :47:53.injury units given the boot. It is hardly a picture of health. Health.

:47:54. > :47:56.Did you know there are more people than ever waiting more than 9 months

:47:57. > :48:02.for a hospital appointment. One in seven of us are on a waiting list.

:48:03. > :48:09.That's nearly 15% of the population. Or that the NHS waiting lists have

:48:10. > :48:16.doubled on Carwyn Jones' watch. Did you know that the 4 hour A waiting

:48:17. > :48:20.target hasn't been met since 2009? Or we are seven times less likely to

:48:21. > :48:24.be able to access vital cancer treatments in Wales than in England.

:48:25. > :48:31.That simply is sun acceptable. Acceptable. At the last Assembly

:48:32. > :48:34.election in 2011, Labour promised no hospital closures, or downgrading.

:48:35. > :48:39.Yet community after community are now required to travel further for

:48:40. > :48:43.freedom. It simply isn't fair and we'll be working tirelessly to make

:48:44. > :48:55.Labour pay for their broken promises.

:48:56. > :49:00.APPLAUSE. And never forget that our dedicated NHS staff are not to

:49:01. > :49:04.blame. We owe a huge debt of gratitude and thanks to each and

:49:05. > :49:09.every one of the members of the Welsh NHS staff, who turn up and

:49:10. > :49:13.work tirelessly on before of the patients they care for so

:49:14. > :49:15.passionately. So let's give them a big round of applause to thank them

:49:16. > :49:30.for their work. APPLAUSE. Conference, the buck stops

:49:31. > :49:34.with Labour Ministers, propped up by their Plaid and Lib Dem helpers. Our

:49:35. > :49:39.criticism of Labour's mismanagement of the NHS is an attack on the

:49:40. > :49:44.political decisions that have been taken. I will not apologise for

:49:45. > :49:48.speaking out, because doctors, nurses and patients deserve better.

:49:49. > :49:51.The blame for these failures lies with those sitting around the

:49:52. > :49:57.Cabinet table in Cardiff. Labour Ministers. Labour Ministers who took

:49:58. > :50:04.the decision to savagely cut the NHS budget in Wales. Starving the front

:50:05. > :50:08.line of over ?1 billion. Labour Ministers who stubbornly refused to

:50:09. > :50:11.introduce a cancer patients fund and continue to deny the need for an

:50:12. > :50:17.independent inquiry into the Welsh NHS. That's right, conference,

:50:18. > :50:23.Labour are bad for your health. And that's why we need real change in

:50:24. > :50:27.May. But, conference, there's only one party who can deliver that

:50:28. > :50:31.change. Because of of all the other parties in the Assembly, they plan

:50:32. > :50:35.the keep Labour in Government. Conference, you've heard about

:50:36. > :50:40.Labour's record. You would think no-one would dream of helping them

:50:41. > :50:48.into power in May, that no-one would want them to hold on to the strings

:50:49. > :50:53.of Government. But conference, Leanne would. I know. I did have my

:50:54. > :50:59.doubts on that one. That's right, having spent four years in coalition

:51:00. > :51:05.with Labour and several more signing cosy deals, Plaid have a lot a

:51:06. > :51:11.answer for. If Plaid Cymru's leader really wanted to improve the Welsh

:51:12. > :51:17.NHS, driver up education standards and help the economy flourish, she

:51:18. > :51:23.would rule out propping up Labour in May, something she shrefused to do.

:51:24. > :51:27.APPLAUSE. If Plaid truly believe that it is unhealthy for Labour to

:51:28. > :51:33.have ruled in Wales for so long, then all they have to do is get out

:51:34. > :51:37.of that box that they set with Labour, and actually stand up and be

:51:38. > :51:43.counted. But they are refusing to do that. The truth is a vote for Plaid

:51:44. > :51:48.is a vote for five more years of Labour in Wales. A fate this country

:51:49. > :51:53.can ill afford, when the people of Wales go to the ballot box in May

:51:54. > :51:58.they have a clear choice of who will lead the Welsh Government. Only the

:51:59. > :52:01.Welsh Conservatives will end 17 years of stagnant, uninterrupted

:52:02. > :52:05.Labour rule from Cardiff Bay. And that is why Welsh Conservatives will

:52:06. > :52:10.be bringing forward a radical manifesto that secures real change

:52:11. > :52:15.for Wales. Wales needs an ambitious Government prepared to deliver real

:52:16. > :52:20.change by using all the devolved levers to ensure a better future or

:52:21. > :52:27.our nation. Times have changed. With income tax powers on the way to

:52:28. > :52:29.Wales or nation is the host a mature, responsible, empowered

:52:30. > :52:33.legislature, a true Welsh Parliament. Accountable for the

:52:34. > :52:37.money it spends and with the tools to potentially give Wales a

:52:38. > :52:41.competitive edge. Conference, the tax powers are a game changer for

:52:42. > :52:45.devolution but nothing makes me more uncomfortable than the thought of

:52:46. > :52:50.Jeremy Corbyn and Carwyn Jones with their grubby hands all over our

:52:51. > :52:54.hard-earned pay packets. The next Welsh Government must seek too use

:52:55. > :52:58.these powers to support hard working people across Wales and to fuel the

:52:59. > :53:02.Welsh economy. So I'm proud to announce today that a Welsh

:53:03. > :53:05.Conservative Government will seek to make Wales the low-tax capital of

:53:06. > :53:20.the UK. APPLAUSE. And deliver an income tax

:53:21. > :53:25.cut for approximately 1.3 million people across Wales. That's real

:53:26. > :53:30.change. That's real ambition. And that's giving Wales the competitive

:53:31. > :53:35.edge our country, our nation needs. I want to lead a Government that has

:53:36. > :53:39.the interests of every man, woman and child at its heart, and creates

:53:40. > :53:43.opportunities for everyone to fulfil their full potential. We want to

:53:44. > :53:47.remove barriers to employment, helping people at all stages of

:53:48. > :53:51.their life, and supporting working people to get on. That's why one of

:53:52. > :53:57.our key pledges for the people of Waleses will be to treble the

:53:58. > :54:02.available free childcare, ensuring affordable, accessible and timely

:54:03. > :54:05.support for females. Delivering flexible, secure childcare which

:54:06. > :54:09.families across Wales with depend on. Giving people opportunities to

:54:10. > :54:14.find work and fulfil their potential. Safe in the knowledge

:54:15. > :54:18.that a Welsh Conservative Government is offering the helping hand they

:54:19. > :54:22.need to support their families. It is simple. Isn't it right that

:54:23. > :54:27.parents in other parts of the UK continue to benefit from additional

:54:28. > :54:33.free care compared to Welsh families and Welsh society across the length

:54:34. > :54:38.and breadth of Wales? Wales? Labour's legacy, conference, will

:54:39. > :54:40.change that. But it can't just be that. But it can't just be about

:54:41. > :54:49.keeping the An end to Labour's cap on job

:54:50. > :54:53.support. Making opportunities to open to all. When I travel across

:54:54. > :54:58.Wales, nothing gives me more pleasure than meeting people heel

:54:59. > :55:02.have taken a risk. A gamble. To achieve something truly special for

:55:03. > :55:06.their families and their community. Conference, small business support

:55:07. > :55:18.will be a priority for my Government. My promise...

:55:19. > :55:21.APPLAUSE. My promise, the most small business friendly Government Wales

:55:22. > :55:25.has ever seen, so if you run a small business in Wales, you will pay no

:55:26. > :55:30.business rates under a Welsh Conservative Government. And every

:55:31. > :55:33.single economic policy my Government brings forward will be small

:55:34. > :55:39.business proofed. A Government that rewards people who are prepared to

:55:40. > :55:45.roll up their sleeves, explore an idea, full full their small business

:55:46. > :55:49.dream, unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit, backing hard

:55:50. > :55:59.work. Graft. We all know a strong economy so dependent on

:56:00. > :56:03.infrastructure. Wales cannot afford inaction or fat eke. As the UK

:56:04. > :56:07.economy surges forward we risk falling further behind our

:56:08. > :56:11.neighbours. We need decisive action. That's why on the M4 relief road we

:56:12. > :56:14.would get diggers on the ground within 12 months. That's the

:56:15. > :56:18.guarantee of a Welsh Conservative Government. We also know, unlike

:56:19. > :56:23.Labour, that Wales does not stop at the foot of the A470. And I am proud

:56:24. > :56:26.to announce today that the Welsh, the next Welsh Conservative

:56:27. > :56:29.Government led by myself would work to establish a North Wales

:56:30. > :56:41.powerhouse. APPLAUSE. So we would work with

:56:42. > :56:46.local authorities, businesses and the voluntary sector. Pool Welsh

:56:47. > :56:49.Government effort and resources and devolve powers to a regional North

:56:50. > :56:54.Wales economic board. Delivering clear levers of growth to North

:56:55. > :56:58.Wales, and let'sing people and businesses here take control. As

:56:59. > :57:03.local devolution in England surges forward, Wales cannot risk being

:57:04. > :57:07.left behind. North Wales needs true devolution. Devolution is not about

:57:08. > :57:10.hoarding power at Cardiff Bay. It is about empowering communities and

:57:11. > :57:15.regions to have a direct say over their own affairs. We know North

:57:16. > :57:19.Wales faces distinct challenge. Powers over business rates.

:57:20. > :57:24.Planning, integrated transport will act as a game changer for North

:57:25. > :57:28.Wales. So by working with business groups and councils, we can deliver

:57:29. > :57:32.the levers that North Wales wants, and needs, to deliver locally driven

:57:33. > :57:37.economic prosperity. And we won't stop there for North Wales. A major

:57:38. > :57:43.Government department moved to the region, a dedicated Minister at the

:57:44. > :57:55.Cabinet table, securing real change for North Wales.

:57:56. > :57:59.APPLAUSE. And, conference, what will this strong Welsh economy help us to

:58:00. > :58:03.deliver? The very best public services. Under Labour our education

:58:04. > :58:08.service in Wales has reached breaking points. Despite the very

:58:09. > :58:11.best efforts of our hard working teachers, attainment continues to

:58:12. > :58:16.trail behind other UK nations. And again, we must thank the teachers,

:58:17. > :58:20.the school governors and everyone who has our education system's best

:58:21. > :58:40.interests at heart. Let's give them a round of applause.

:58:41. > :58:44.APPLAUSE. I can see Rex from the NASUWT writing that down. The OECD

:58:45. > :58:48.tells us that Labour lacks a long term vision in education and we have

:58:49. > :58:52.a First Minister who admitted he has taken his eye off the ball on the

:58:53. > :58:56.education service. Eye off the ball? Shameful. And what is Labour's

:58:57. > :59:01.response? They have the nerve to campaign on GCSE results. Results

:59:02. > :59:05.that lag behind England, results that lag behind Northern Ireland.

:59:06. > :59:10.And they are celebrating that fact. You couldn't make it up. No ambition

:59:11. > :59:21.for Wales. No respect for the people of Wales. Just managed decline.

:59:22. > :59:26.Decline. We believe it is something we need to change. I want to put

:59:27. > :59:32.teachers back at the heart of our education service. So as a

:59:33. > :59:36.Government led by myself, we will prioritise transforming teacher

:59:37. > :59:39.training, giving the professionals the career-long help guidance and

:59:40. > :59:45.support at the need, to ensure the highest standards in our class

:59:46. > :59:48.rooms. And we would trust teachers by funding schools directly,

:59:49. > :59:52.stripping away droppingsy and freeing up resources from from front

:59:53. > :59:56.line. Because it is teachers, along with governors and parents that know

:59:57. > :00:01.what is best for our children's education, not Government Ministers.

:00:02. > :00:08.Plaus plaus. Ation, not Government Ministers. Plaus plaus. --

:00:09. > :00:13.APPLAUSE. Excellence in education, more cash directed to the classroom,

:00:14. > :00:17.securing real change for Wales. Conference, I will lead a Government

:00:18. > :00:22.that supports people throughout their life. Wales has an ageing

:00:23. > :00:27.population. In fact it is the UK's oldest nation. This is something to

:00:28. > :00:30.be celebrated. We must always recognise the immense contribution

:00:31. > :00:35.which older people make to Wales. But it is also a situation we must

:00:36. > :00:40.ensure our public services can support. Paying for care for people

:00:41. > :00:45.of all ages is a major issue. But it is an issue which impacts upon our

:00:46. > :00:50.older people the most. Conference, too many older people see life's

:00:51. > :00:55.hard work spent on care costs. It is deeply unfair and a scandal that

:00:56. > :00:59.deserves greater focus by Wales' decision making. Makers. A Welsh

:01:00. > :01:02.Conservative Government will privatise support for those entering

:01:03. > :01:08.residential care. We would protect capital assets up to ?100,000.

:01:09. > :01:14.100,000. Quadrupling the current threshold and would allow people to

:01:15. > :01:20.plan for their future with a certainty as to their anticipated

:01:21. > :01:24.care costs, setting a weekly maximum cap of ?400 more residential and

:01:25. > :01:27.nursing care. A nation which offers individuals dignity and secure.

:01:28. > :01:32.Delivering fairness to the social care system. Conference, that brings

:01:33. > :01:34.me back to the single biggest challenge our nation faces, the

:01:35. > :01:50.state of our NHS. One in seven others are on an NHS

:01:51. > :01:57.waiting list. Key targets routinely missed. Some are never hit at all.

:01:58. > :02:01.Local services placed at risk, downgraded and closed. What

:02:02. > :02:08.underpins this appalling record? Five years ago when we gathered for

:02:09. > :02:12.the 2011 Spring Forum, conservatives across Wales warned of the dangers

:02:13. > :02:22.of Labour's proposed cuts. I hate to say it, we have been proved right.

:02:23. > :02:29.Assisted by Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats, have starved the

:02:30. > :02:34.NHS of 100 million pounds. Wales spends ?50 per head less on health

:02:35. > :02:41.than in England. Patients are paying the price. Welsh Conservatives were

:02:42. > :02:45.right then and we are right today. Our NHS cannot afford any further

:02:46. > :02:47.underinvestment. Conference, no Conservative has ever cut the NHS

:02:48. > :02:59.has. APPLAUSE

:03:00. > :03:07.So, you won't see this on a Labour pledge card, or a nationalist or the

:03:08. > :03:14.kippers. Like the people of Wales, the NHS is our number one priority.

:03:15. > :03:16.I am proud to confirm a Welsh Conservative Government will

:03:17. > :03:18.guarantee more investment in our health service each and every year.

:03:19. > :03:36.APPLAUSE No reorganisation, no hospital

:03:37. > :03:42.closures and never privatising RB livid NHS. Reopening minor injury

:03:43. > :03:48.units. A new start for our NHS. Securing real change Wales needs.

:03:49. > :03:53.Conference, last year we all rolled up our sleeves and work so hard to

:03:54. > :04:00.spread our Conservative message. It was tough, but it was worth it. We

:04:01. > :04:03.need to do it again. Wales faces an historic 55 days ahead, because our

:04:04. > :04:08.country has never had a better chance to get rid of Labour. The

:04:09. > :04:14.whole of the UK is one assembly seat away from becoming a Labour free

:04:15. > :05:09.zone. It is not simply saying Labour has had a long time to give it

:05:10. > :05:13.us need to get out there and tell the people of Wales over the next

:05:14. > :06:24.eight weeks. Roll up your sleeves, because the

:06:25. > :06:26.eight weeks. Roll up your sleeves, have to focus on is what the

:06:27. > :06:29.government of Wales will look like on May the sex and how the support

:06:30. > :06:36.and policies of the government will affect that culture, getting new

:06:37. > :06:41.blood into agriculture because the average age of farmers today is over

:06:42. > :06:46.60. You are probably the most high-profile farmer in Wales. You

:06:47. > :06:51.want us to leave the European Union. Yesterday, David Cameron said we

:06:52. > :06:56.should remain in because it would be devastating for the Welsh farming

:06:57. > :06:59.industry. Basically saying you are fundamentally wrong about an

:07:00. > :07:07.industry you have spent your entire life in. I have lived all my life on

:07:08. > :07:10.a farm, I have two sons and a daughter who want to come into

:07:11. > :07:15.farming business, I what farming means and needs to reinvigorate

:07:16. > :07:21.itself. It doesn't need a continuation of dairy farms and

:07:22. > :07:26.sheep and beef farmers. We need to farm for food production and not to

:07:27. > :07:30.the subsidies. So David Cameron is wrong? At the end of the day the

:07:31. > :07:35.Prime Minister has a position he needs to project because of the

:07:36. > :07:40.referendum on June 23 and there is a deal to be agreed on. Do we stay in

:07:41. > :07:46.the European Union as a political entity, or do we need a union that

:07:47. > :07:49.is an economic entity that delivers economically for the citizens but

:07:50. > :07:56.not driving further into political integration. We will have that

:07:57. > :07:59.debate after May the 6th. But we have these national assembly

:08:00. > :08:08.elections and if agriculture and farming Bont to benefit they need a

:08:09. > :08:14.change in Cardiff Bay. All Plaid Cymru have done is drive down the

:08:15. > :08:18.economy and agriculture. That is why young people are not coming into the

:08:19. > :08:23.industry. Was Davy Jones right yesterday when he said the Prime

:08:24. > :08:29.Minister was wrong to use the speech as an EU debate rather than local

:08:30. > :08:39.politics? He is the leader of the country. I am proud I campaigned

:08:40. > :08:41.with him last year to secure a majority Conservative Government. We

:08:42. > :08:47.promised a referendum on the EU. We have delivered that. What will

:08:48. > :08:51.happen after May the 5th, everyone over the age of 18 will have an

:08:52. > :08:57.opportunity to engage in a debate and vote on June 23. No one's vote

:08:58. > :09:04.will be any more than anyone else's. In terms of the assembly campaign,

:09:05. > :09:07.you made a big case yesterday for the 408 thousand people that voted

:09:08. > :09:13.for the Conservatives in the general election in Wales. Now, the problem

:09:14. > :09:16.you have got is a huge chunk of those don't vote in assembly

:09:17. > :09:21.elections. How will you get them to vote in the assembly election? By

:09:22. > :09:25.emphasising how important the National Assembly for Wales is

:09:26. > :09:28.important in their everyday lives. Webby want an NHS, excellent

:09:29. > :09:35.education for your children. An economy that gives decent take-home

:09:36. > :09:40.pay. Whether you want security and decency in old age and 30 hours of

:09:41. > :09:44.free childcare. Every facet of life today is determined by the shape of

:09:45. > :09:48.government coming out. Will you get them to come out? In previous

:09:49. > :09:55.campaigns, you haven't managed to do it. At the end of the day you are

:09:56. > :09:58.right to point out turnout is less at assembly elections. It is a

:09:59. > :10:07.challenge to us all. But it won't be for the want of trying. We will be

:10:08. > :10:13.in every community, we have 40 candidates all over Wales. It won't

:10:14. > :10:18.be for the want of trying, that we as Conservatives will be taking our

:10:19. > :10:26.message of securing real change for Wales after 17 years of managed

:10:27. > :10:28.decline. The NHS, you want a directly elected health

:10:29. > :10:33.commissioner, more accountability. How will that ring down waiting

:10:34. > :10:41.times? It rings people closer to the service. People feel remote and

:10:42. > :10:45.distant from the decisions taken on their behalf. It allows people to

:10:46. > :10:49.scrutinise what is going on locally. The way you commission services can

:10:50. > :10:53.only be guaranteed if you guaranteed the health budget. If you don't know

:10:54. > :10:57.how much money is coming through the system, you cannot commission those

:10:58. > :11:00.services. That is why we have guaranteed the health budget over

:11:01. > :11:08.the next five years. Everyone is saying they will detect the NHS

:11:09. > :11:12.funding. No, we have been doing this since 2011, the rest have come late

:11:13. > :11:19.to the table and if you look at the small print, there is no guarantee

:11:20. > :11:24.with any of them. They have taken ?1 billion out of the health service

:11:25. > :11:31.over the last five years. The first budget in 2011, 2012, ?200 million

:11:32. > :11:34.was taken out of the NHS budget by an assembly member from Wrexham who

:11:35. > :11:42.was the health minister. If you want security for the NHS, you vote the

:11:43. > :11:47.Welsh Conservatives. If you want dignity in old-age, you have two

:11:48. > :12:00.vote Welsh Conservatives. Andrew RT Davies, thank you very much.

:12:01. > :12:10.How awkward is it going to get and can be parked Europe during the

:12:11. > :12:15.Welsh election? Because of the decision by Andrew RT Davies, to

:12:16. > :12:21.support leaving, every time David Cameron or George Osborne, all Boris

:12:22. > :12:29.Johnson visits Wales to help out in the campaign, this issue will arise.

:12:30. > :12:32.There are people who say, may be Andrew RT Davies could have stayed

:12:33. > :12:37.neutral until after the assembly election. That would have been

:12:38. > :12:39.difficult. If he wasn't going to be on the same side as the Prime

:12:40. > :12:45.Minister, it would cause difficulties. The party knows that

:12:46. > :12:48.and is trying to manage it. But it is difficult to manage it when you

:12:49. > :12:52.are trying to keep Europe out of your conference and suddenly the

:12:53. > :12:57.Prime Minister rolls up and insists on talking about it. But it could

:12:58. > :13:03.make the party more track to potential Ukip voters during the

:13:04. > :13:14.election campaign and the specific stands on Andrew RT Davies with that

:13:15. > :13:20.could be... Political strychnine is for a party to be divided. A party

:13:21. > :13:26.is no more divided than one word the Welsh leader disagrees with the UK

:13:27. > :13:35.leader at a Welsh referendum. It might put some people off. The Welsh

:13:36. > :13:41.Conservatives, if they had been seen to be overly enthusiastic, it might

:13:42. > :13:44.have happened as well. It is an predict the ball Welsh general

:13:45. > :13:50.election. Interesting the politicians attacking Jeremy

:13:51. > :13:56.Corbyn's Labour Party rather than Carwyn Jones' Labour Party, they see

:13:57. > :13:59.the difference there? It is in the Conservatives' interest to

:14:00. > :14:06.nationalise it on UK issues because of what the UK polls are saying. But

:14:07. > :14:09.the truth of the matter is, we won't know how effective the tactic is

:14:10. > :14:13.until the votes are counted. Banks are now.

:14:14. > :14:15.The conference also heard from Wales' man at the UK

:14:16. > :14:19.The Welsh Secretary, Stephen Crabb, told delegates he wanted them

:14:20. > :14:34.to build on their success at last year's general election.

:14:35. > :14:48.It's great to be back here at this Llangollen pavilion. This is the

:14:49. > :14:52.home of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, which is celebrating its

:14:53. > :14:57.70th anniversary. The Eisteddfod is a unique and colourful celebration

:14:58. > :15:01.of music and culture that has done so much to showcase Wales to a

:15:02. > :15:06.global audience. I believe in a successful, confident, up beat,

:15:07. > :15:12.outward looking Wales. Proud of who ER, proud of our and identity. I

:15:13. > :15:17.believe in showcasing it to the rest of the world. Whether it is the

:15:18. > :15:23.International Eisteddfod, the rug the World Cup, the Nato summit, or

:15:24. > :15:27.next year's Champions League final, I am determined Wales should become

:15:28. > :15:32.known the whole world over as the very best place for hosting major

:15:33. > :15:34.events, whether it is sporting, political or cultural events.

:15:35. > :15:44.APPLAUSE Llenge our nation faces, the state

:15:45. > :15:52.of our NHS. This is something we now do very well in Wales. When it comes

:15:53. > :15:56.to that particular, that very special cultural and social event

:15:57. > :15:59.which is happening tomorrow afternoon, indeed a unique

:16:00. > :16:06.celebration of Anglo-Welsh culture, I would suggest, I'm afraid there is

:16:07. > :16:08.only one objective and only one outcome we want so see. As we might

:16:09. > :16:35.say in Welsh... Welsh... And for our English

:16:36. > :16:42.friends, that means, may the best team win. We were about to fight the

:16:43. > :16:49.fight to most important general election in a generation. And boy

:16:50. > :16:54.what a result. Picking up new seats in mid-Wales, and South Wales, and

:16:55. > :17:03.in Manchester last October we rightly celebrated those stunning

:17:04. > :17:12.successes. With Craig Williams, James Daves in the the Vale of Clwyd

:17:13. > :17:18.who took the seat from right under their nose. Chris Davis, who

:17:19. > :17:22.overwhelmed the Liberal Democrats with that thumping majority in

:17:23. > :17:31.Brecon and Radnorshire. APPLAUSE. And who could forget Byron

:17:32. > :17:35.Davis, who prised Gower from the iron grip of the Labour Party after

:17:36. > :17:38.more than 100 years. These were your successes too. You responded to the

:17:39. > :17:41.call. You got out there and campaigned with the team to win

:17:42. > :17:47.those seats. And the support from members of the party was amazing. So

:17:48. > :17:54.yes conference you deserve another round of applause.

:17:55. > :17:59.APPLAUSE. And special thanks does go of course to our previous director,

:18:00. > :18:04.Roger Pratt, and our current director and the whole from federal

:18:05. > :18:12.team at CCHQ in Cardiff. APPLAUSE. I'm very happy to provide

:18:13. > :18:18.a progress update on how our new Welsh MPs are getting on. I know you

:18:19. > :18:23.want to know. Craig Williams, he's not been one of the key players

:18:24. > :18:27.helping land the Cardiff City deal. He's squeezed in some time to become

:18:28. > :18:29.a father for a second time. Many congratulations to Craig and to

:18:30. > :18:36.Clare. APPLAUSE. In fact Craig is one of a

:18:37. > :18:41.group of MPs who've all had newborn children in the last couple of

:18:42. > :18:45.weeks. Having looked at the calendar Craig and done some counting, it is

:18:46. > :18:49.pretty clear there was a lot of celebrating going on during the

:18:50. > :18:58.weekend which followed May 5th, and rightly so.

:18:59. > :19:05.LAUGHTER. What about the former Metropolitan Police officer Byron

:19:06. > :19:10.Davis, exposing dodgy land sales and cavalier attitude. With his dogged

:19:11. > :19:14.determination to go after them Labour and Westminster know that

:19:15. > :19:18.Byron is going to make their life very difficult. We have Dr James

:19:19. > :19:26.Davis, described recently in the press, accurately, as one of our

:19:27. > :19:31.rising stars. He is in some ways our very own Jamie Roberts. A young

:19:32. > :19:35.Welsh medic, quietly spoken, but tough and direct and making a big

:19:36. > :19:39.impact. He's quickly become one of the most authoritative voices in

:19:40. > :19:42.Parliament when it comes to the provision of cross-border health

:19:43. > :19:51.services. He's a huge asset to the team. And there's Chris Davis. He

:19:52. > :19:55.seems to have cracked a code which 300 other Conservative MPs would

:19:56. > :19:58.like to copy. Chris has already a powerful voice for the whole of

:19:59. > :20:03.rural Wales and the House of Commons. And there is one individual

:20:04. > :20:08.I want to personally thank more than anyone else today for those results

:20:09. > :20:11.last year. Someone who took on chairing our party at a crucial

:20:12. > :20:14.moment. Someone who had the vision, the energy and the strength to take

:20:15. > :20:17.the Welsh Conservative Party to that next level. And that is Jonathan

:20:18. > :20:30.Evans. APPLAUSE. Jonathan, in this four

:20:31. > :20:37.final conference as party chair, let me take this opportunity on behalf

:20:38. > :20:44.of the whole Welsh party to thank you personally for everything you

:20:45. > :20:47.have done to build this party. You've epitomised this party and

:20:48. > :20:51.with a lifetime of service to the party. You are a true compatriot and

:20:52. > :21:04.a true Conservative. APPLAUSE. If this was the BAFTAs,

:21:05. > :21:07.and I can see we are in some very glamorous company today, Jonathan,

:21:08. > :21:13.would be receiving a lifetime achievement award. Come to think of

:21:14. > :21:20.it there is one boy with a statue in downtown Cardiff city centre. There

:21:21. > :21:28.is another one which should be elected next to Nye Bevan. I want to

:21:29. > :21:34.thank my team in the Welsh Office. He spoke to you earlier today. I

:21:35. > :21:38.couldn't ask for a better friend and Minister, and Lord Nick Bourne, who

:21:39. > :21:43.is known to us so well, and Davis Morris. They share my vision for a

:21:44. > :21:50.more confident, outward looking Wales. And like me relish rolling up

:21:51. > :21:57.their sleeves to ensure a strong team of Conservative Assembly

:21:58. > :22:03.Members in Wales. And my good friend Simon Heart, Guto Bebb, David Jones

:22:04. > :22:07.and the formidable David TC Davis. So conference, as we gather here

:22:08. > :22:12.this year we know this is a big year for Wales. It is a year of decision.

:22:13. > :22:17.In the weeks and the months ahead we'll be asking the people of Wales

:22:18. > :22:22.to make some big calls about what they want for their nation. Decision

:22:23. > :22:27.which is will have a profound impact on our public services is, our

:22:28. > :22:30.economy, on jobs and investment. On our overall quality of life.

:22:31. > :22:38.Decisions that may strengthen or weaken our efforts to build real and

:22:39. > :22:43.last economic security. 2016 is indeed a big year of decision for

:22:44. > :22:49.Wales. And this provides a good moment to step back and reflect on

:22:50. > :22:53.the progress that we are making as a Government at building economic

:22:54. > :22:57.security. A moment to think about the good things happening in Wales

:22:58. > :23:01.and the growing sense of optimism in the Welsh economy. Our Boris

:23:02. > :23:04.Johnsonening manufacturing business, the dynamism of our Welsh enrep

:23:05. > :23:10.nufrs, and our ability to attract drop class firms to invest in Wales.

:23:11. > :23:15.This morning today in Wales more people went out to work than at any

:23:16. > :23:18.other point in our history. That's what record employment looks like.

:23:19. > :23:24.More children growing up in homes in Wales seeing a mum or a dad go out

:23:25. > :23:28.to work each day. In the last 12 months since we met for conference,

:23:29. > :23:34.we've seen the best inward investment figures for Wales in 25

:23:35. > :23:39.years. And the key point about those inward investment figures is that

:23:40. > :23:44.more than 85% of these new projects coming to Wales came about through

:23:45. > :23:50.UK Government working with Welsh Government. Just in the last

:23:51. > :23:56.fortnight Aston Martin, General Dynamics, have announced deal which

:23:57. > :24:04.is will create 1,000 manufacturing jobs in Wales. MOD assets in Wales

:24:05. > :24:07.will be used as the base for a prestige sports car manufacturer.

:24:08. > :24:13.The ordeal using the muscle of our defence spending to deliver a new

:24:14. > :24:17.manufacturing base in Merthyr Tydfil for the new armoured vehicle which

:24:18. > :24:22.will provide support and equip our brave men and women on the front

:24:23. > :24:25.line. Crucial to both deals was the role played by the Ministry of

:24:26. > :24:30.Defence. So I put on record my thank today to the Prime Minister and the

:24:31. > :24:32.Secretary of State for defence, Michael Fallon, for making both

:24:33. > :24:45.those deals happen. APPLAUSE. But there are two lessons

:24:46. > :24:49.here. Firstly, we are only able to do these sort of deals because of

:24:50. > :24:54.the difficult, tough decisions we've seen to strengthen our national

:24:55. > :25:02.finances. That's what enables us to keep our NATO promise to spend 2% of

:25:03. > :25:07.GDP on defence. If we had taken Jeremy Corbyn admits economic vice,

:25:08. > :25:13.and we never works by the way, there would be no way we could commit to

:25:14. > :25:18.those spending. So when we say this man is a threat to our economic

:25:19. > :25:23.security and our national security, you had better believe it. The

:25:24. > :25:27.second lesson here is that two Governments working today can

:25:28. > :25:31.deliver so much more for Wales. The people of Wales don't want

:25:32. > :25:35.separation. And actually the facts on the ground show that two

:25:36. > :25:41.administrations when they work together can deliver real, better

:25:42. > :25:45.results for Wales. Wales' best interests rely in remaining a strong

:25:46. > :25:49.part of the United Kingdom. I'm absolutely clear that better

:25:50. > :25:53.devolution, stronger devolution, does not mean greater separation.

:25:54. > :25:56.Every decision that I take as Welsh Secretary is guided by a simple

:25:57. > :26:01.question: What is the right thing for Wales? Where do Wales' best

:26:02. > :26:05.interests lie? And my goal has always been to strike the right

:26:06. > :26:09.balance. Yes the people of Wales wants better devolution. Devolution

:26:10. > :26:14.that works for Wales. But they don't want a pathway to separation. We

:26:15. > :26:18.Conservatives, we are the party which want to improve devolution,

:26:19. > :26:22.deliver a better, stronger, fairer devolution settlement for Wales. And

:26:23. > :26:28.so long as I'm Secretary of State for Wales, no-one will work harder

:26:29. > :26:32.or be more committed to Wales. And, conference, as we make progress with

:26:33. > :26:37.the Wales Bill, I will give you this guarantee. I'll never bring forward

:26:38. > :26:39.legislation that forces greater separation on Wales.

:26:40. > :26:54.APPLAUSE. But we know what's coming. We know

:26:55. > :26:58.what Labour want to do. You can spot it. They are looking to Plaid Cymru.

:26:59. > :27:03.Yes, Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Nationalists, to get them back into

:27:04. > :27:05.power after May. And conference, I believe there's a dangerous

:27:06. > :27:10.convergence happening right now between Welsh Labour and Plaid

:27:11. > :27:15.Cymru. With Labour in Wales more and more dancing to a nationalist tune.

:27:16. > :27:21.That's why the decision that Wales will take on May 5th really, really

:27:22. > :27:27.does matter. I believe Wales is at a turning point. So just imagine the

:27:28. > :27:29.truly transform arable things that we could achieve with two

:27:30. > :27:34.Conservative administrations at both ends of the M4. A Welsh Government,

:27:35. > :27:39.Welsh Conservative Government, working in genuine partnership with

:27:40. > :27:44.UK Government as part of a genuine team Wales approach. Conference,

:27:45. > :27:47.this is the sort of leadership which Andrew RT Davis and the Welsh

:27:48. > :27:53.Conservatives will provide the Cardiff Bay. We made great strides

:27:54. > :27:57.last May but we are going to need your help again to increase our team

:27:58. > :28:01.in the Welsh Assembly so that we can give Wales the change of

:28:02. > :28:06.administration it deserves and a new Welsh First Minister in the shape of

:28:07. > :28:17.Andrew RT Davis. APPLAUSE. And the campaign starts

:28:18. > :28:31.right here in North Wales. Long forgotten and taken for granted by

:28:32. > :28:36.Cardiff Bay. Our general election results last year showed that North

:28:37. > :28:42.Wales won't stand for it. Labour seats were lost, majorities slashed

:28:43. > :28:48.and change is coming to North Wales. A lot has been spoken about city

:28:49. > :28:52.deals. City deals for Cardiff, Swansea maybe, but economic

:28:53. > :28:57.devolution, real devolution, isn't just about cities. It's about

:28:58. > :29:01.regions within Wales too. Where there are distinct needs, a distinct

:29:02. > :29:06.identity and a distinct geography. Nowhere embodies that more than here

:29:07. > :29:11.in North Wales. Here lies challenge for Welsh Government. To be a

:29:12. > :29:15.vehicle for devolution within Wales. Just as Liverpool and Manchester led

:29:16. > :29:19.by the Labour Party of course, the have forged ahead as economic and

:29:20. > :29:24.political units of their own. I too want to see North Wales emerge from

:29:25. > :29:37.the shadow of Cardiff Bay. APPLAUSE. North Wales deserves its

:29:38. > :29:41.own growth deal and deserves the respect from Welsh Government. I

:29:42. > :29:47.want to see a new North Wales growth deal to ensure that North Wales

:29:48. > :29:51.captures all of the fruits of the emerging northern powerhouse. That's

:29:52. > :29:55.why I'm determined to see a devolution deal for North Wales. We

:29:56. > :29:59.know there is so much to do to lift Wales off the bottom of the economic

:30:00. > :30:04.league table. We face up to the many challenges out there at the moment.

:30:05. > :30:09.We absolutely do face up to the storm that's ripping through the

:30:10. > :30:13.global steel industry right now and which is creating pro fund nernlts

:30:14. > :30:18.and difficulty for Welsh steel workers. But we also salute those

:30:19. > :30:21.who create jobs, who take risks, who build enterprises. I've said it

:30:22. > :30:26.before from this same platform, these men and women are the true

:30:27. > :30:36.heroes of the economic recovery in Wales. People like Sean Taylor, an

:30:37. > :30:42.ex-Royal Marine commando, who founded Zip World in Snowdonia, the

:30:43. > :30:46.fastest zip line in the world, an enormous success story, tested only

:30:47. > :30:49.on Thursday. As you saw from materialier session today Alan

:30:50. > :30:54.emerged safe and well, and in fact had far more luck on his zip wire

:30:55. > :31:00.than I recall Boris Johnson did on his a few years ago.

:31:01. > :31:07.I make no apology I have spent enormous amount of my time talking

:31:08. > :31:14.to and listening to businesses across Wales. In every part of

:31:15. > :31:18.Wales. In terms of the other big decision we will be taking this

:31:19. > :31:23.year, it is the overwhelming view of businesses I speak to the remaining

:31:24. > :31:26.inside the EU is the right choice for Wales. It is not about

:31:27. > :31:52.sentimental attachment to the EU, it is

:31:53. > :31:56.sentimental attachment to the EU, it Welsh jobs and Welsh economic

:31:57. > :32:01.security. Which is why, when the referendum vote comes around on the

:32:02. > :32:05.23rd of June, in what will be an enormous exercise of writ issued

:32:06. > :32:12.sovereignty, I will be voting to remain. A secretary for Wales, I

:32:13. > :32:17.think the case for Wales and the UK remaining in the EU is compelling.

:32:18. > :32:23.While, yes, people will be talking about Europe in pubs, cafes, across

:32:24. > :32:25.work and across Wales over the next few months, they will be talking

:32:26. > :32:29.about waiting lists, jobs, few months, they will be talking

:32:30. > :32:31.security, educational standards at schools and local government.

:32:32. > :34:12.You have found some other people who Because Wales

:34:13. > :34:18.You have found some other people who have stayed behind with you? Yes, I

:34:19. > :34:23.haven't found them, we arranged we would meet and have a chat. Liz

:34:24. > :34:26.Simon is the candidate for Merthyr and Andrew Atkinson is the

:34:27. > :34:30.Conservative candidate for Wrexham. Liz, this is your first election.

:34:31. > :34:37.Merthyr Tydfil is not a conservative heartland, but we know more people,

:34:38. > :34:40.400,000 people voted for the Conservatives a year ago, how will

:34:41. > :34:44.you dissuade them to vote for you in Merthyr? We will show them what we

:34:45. > :34:49.have been doing in power in Westminster. We had the coalition

:34:50. > :34:55.where our hands were tied, now in power for the first time in a long

:34:56. > :35:00.time, and we have a fantastic record of what we have been doing. Cutting

:35:01. > :35:04.unemployment, creating more jobs and sorting of the NHS. We can reverse

:35:05. > :35:11.what has been going on in Wales for the past 17 years. Andrew, is that a

:35:12. > :35:15.message you are taking to your area, look what the Conservatives can do

:35:16. > :35:19.when they are in government? Definitely, and it is also a look at

:35:20. > :35:24.what Labour has been done in government for the last 17 years.

:35:25. > :35:27.What I am seeing on the doorstep is an appetite for change. I am

:35:28. > :35:33.campaigning on huge things. Protecting the maternity services in

:35:34. > :35:37.Wrexham, making sure the NHS is properly funded, certainty for the

:35:38. > :35:43.staff. It is people waking up and thinking, those budgets have been

:35:44. > :35:46.cut, who did that. They are deciding it is Labour who have made those

:35:47. > :35:51.decisions. They are wanting change in Wales and people are deciding it

:35:52. > :35:56.is the Welsh Conservatives who can deliver the change. I year ago you

:35:57. > :35:59.stood in Wrexham in the general election. This year we had a name

:36:00. > 1:29:04check from the Prime