Election 2015: David Cameron warns of Labour 'damage'

People in Wales know "more than most the damage Labour can do", David Cameron has warned.

The prime minister attacked the Labour Welsh government as he launched the Tories' Welsh manifesto in Powys.

"The dragon on our flag may be red, but our country will always be better off blue," he told members in Builth Wells.

Mr Cameron added that 52,000 jobs had been created in Wales in five years and the employment rate had risen faster than anywhere else in the UK.

'Eye off the ball'

The Conservative leader has made Labour's record in office in Wales a big part of the general election campaign, with a major focus on the state of the NHS.

He said it was both "hypocrisy" and a source of shame that Welsh Labour had not protected health spending in the way his government had in England.

"The people of Wales already know more than most the damage Labour can do," he said at the manifesto launch on Friday.

"Cutting health spending and taking their eye off the ball on education.

"This is the way Labour treats the nation of Nye Bevan and Dylan Thomas.

"Seriously, where is it written that Wales votes Labour?"

Mr Cameron said that jobs and the economy were the issues that mattered most to voters at the election.

Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb says a Tory government can 'get things done' for Wales

In the next parliament, the Conservatives are pledging to increase the tax free personal allowance to £12,500, benefitting 1.4m tax payers.

People working 30 hours on the minimum wage are promised they will not have to pay income tax.

Welsh Conservatives have also said that the £8bn extra pledged to fund the NHS in England will result in more money for the Welsh government.

Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said it showed a Tory government will "get things done for Wales."

Mr Crabb said: "By rolling up our sleeves and facing Wales' challenges head on, our ambitious programme for the next five years will create new and better jobs for Wales."

UKIP also launched its Welsh manifesto on Friday.