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The Welsh Conservatives have said fewer and fewer people are choosing to study in Wales because the Welsh Government are failing to make Wales an attractive place to work.

Statistics released yesterday show Wales recorded lower Gross Value Added (GVA) per head than Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the nine English regions.

The Leader of the Welsh Conservatives has described the outgoing First Minister as a ‘real giant of Welsh politics’ on his last day as Leader of the Welsh Government.

The Welsh Government have extended their high street rates relief scheme for a further year; but the Welsh Conservatives have said labelled it “a temporary fix” to pressures facing small and medium businesses in Wales.

A Welsh Conservative Assembly Member has marked Human Rights Day by raising the awareness of his proposal for an Older People's Rights Bill in Wales, which gives older people more protection than anywhere else in the UK.

Commenting, Shadow Economy Spokesman, Russell George AM said:

“The UK Government has been developing and funding the City and Growth Deals to drive regional growth in every corner of the UK.

The Welsh Government has once again found itself at odds with leaders of Labour controlled local authorities in Wales over its local government funding formula.

Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Paul Davies AM, said:

"I congratulate Mark Drakeford on his election as Labour Leader in Wales. They have a huge task ahead of him in solving the problems our nation is experiencing after decades of failure from successive Labour-led governments.

Less than a year after saying three hospitals in North Wales will have emergency vascular surgery provision, the troubled health board will now only have one hospital offer the service for the whole region.

The Welsh Conservatives will be holding a debate in the Senedd on Wednesday with the aim of persuading AMs to call on the Welsh Government to “acknowledge its failures and abandon its failing policies”.