The Welsh Conservatives launch their manifesto ahead of the Senedd election
The Tories' leader in the Senedd, Darren Millar, has delivered his speech to supporters at St David's Hotel in Cardiff
It is the first manifesto to be published by any party before the 7 May election
Millar pledges to declare a "health emergency" across Wales and also has plans to boost the economy by reviving the Welsh Development Agency
The manifesto includes a penny off income tax and axe stamp duty, as well as a cap on council tax rises at 5%
BBC Verify explores what difference changing the basic rate would make
Millar promises an inquiry into grooming gangs and also a ban on social media in classrooms
The Welsh Tory leader says he is not interested in discussing deals with other parties after the election
Millar says on day one of a Welsh Tory government "we would declare a health emergency.
"Its not just a label, its a mandate," he says.
He says it would mean the Welsh government would be focused on "one goal - tackling the crisis in our national health services".
"We will boost hospital numbers and ensure our staff have the resources they need."
Huw Thomas
Wales business correspondent
Reviving the Welsh Development Agency is a popular idea among those who recall the glory days of inward investment deals, but its mission will need to be clearly defined if today’s investors are to be seduced to spend in Wales.
Given the boom in the renewables sector, the Conservatives’ hostility towards wind and solar developments is an early sign of tension between some easy economic wins and the reality of landing big businesses that impact the local landscape.
Welsh firms will welcome any effort to tackle the skills bottleneck and the promise of 125,000 apprenticeships could ease the shortage of entry-level workers in some sectors.
Millar says his party would cut income tax and axe stamp duty so people can realise "the dream of home ownership" and would "back our high streets" by scrapping business rates for small firms.
He says the Tories would re-establish the Welsh Development Agency, and support the tourism industry which he said had been "treated like a cash cow".
He also would scrap "Labour and Plaid's toxic tourism tax".
Millar says the current Welsh government had forgotten to do "the big things, the little things" and everything in between.
He describes his manifesto as a "rescue mission" to get "Wales working".
It's the first manifesto of the Senedd campaign "because we are the only party that is ready to lead from day one".
He says it would promote home ownership and put more money "into the pockets of hardworking people".
"For 27 years we have been told we have to settle for less," he says, saying it is a chance to "rocket-boost the Welsh economy".
Darren Millar is now speaking, and he says Labour's "high tax agenda, hasn't just been a burden, its been a growth killer".
"While Labour and Plaid have spent years huddled in backrooms talking about the constitution... they have wasted tax payers money on gimmicks, virtue signalling and vanity projects".
"This era of managed decline must come to an end this May," he says.
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Gareth Lewis
Wales political editor
The Welsh Conservative manifesto is 29 pages long and contains a multitude of potential tax cuts.
These include a penny off income tax, scrapping business rates for small firms, cuts to land transaction tax when you move home and a cap on council tax rises at 5%.
The document contains no costings.
Without them questions will remain over how the Conservatives would pay for this.
Welsh Conservative chairman Byron Davies begins the event, introducing the MSs who are introducing the document, although he appeared to not remember Natasha Asghar's name.
"The public have enough of drift, excuses and decline," says Natasha Asghar, a south Wales east MS.
She said they wanted "more of their own money left in their own pockets".
Asghar said the manifesto does not have "any bizarre vanity projects", which she said was "costed and credible".
Image source, Athena PicturesGareth Lewis
Wales political editor
Earlier Darren Millar told Radio Wales Breakfast that his party was "fizzing with ideas".
He also gave a little more detail on how the Conservatives would pay for some of their tax and spending plans.
A 1p income tax cut would be funded by a 1 to 1.5% "efficiency drive" in Welsh government, although he did not specify where savings would be made.
Finding those savings is something you will often hear parties promise, but it is not always so easy to deliver.
Asked why the Tories had announced their manifesto with just 24 hours notice, he said he wanted to follow the lead of St David in St David’s "week" and inspire a nation.
Felicity Evans
Wales money editor
There are some high spending commitments in this manifesto - a penny off the basic rate of income tax is estimated to cost £311m, external in 2026-27 alone.
The Welsh Conservatives say the tax cut will be funded via efficiency savings across the Welsh government budget.
Talk of "efficiency savings" is often a favoured option amongst opposition parties looking for explanations of how they’ll pay for policies.
While there may well be efficiencies to be found, a lack of detail about exactly where and how they will be identified may raise questions about whether such savings are aspirational rather than guaranteed.
It’s also worth remembering last week’s warning, external from the Institute for Fiscal Studies that the next Welsh government is currently forecast to see the funding it gets from the Treasury in London "slow significantly" over the next three years.
So the outlook right now is that money will be tighter for whoever wins power in May.
Image source, EPAMillar is the leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd - meaning he leads the group of 13 MSs that the party has in Wales' parliament.
The MS for Clwyd West took over without an election in 2024, after his predecessor Andrew RT Davies resigned and his MSs decided to avoid a contest.
Millar's coronation came after some of his MSs were concerned Davies was not doing enough to present an alternative to the Labour Welsh government.
He has used his time in the job to accuse the Welsh government of leaving Wales "broken".
Since he took the post he has lost three of his MSs - one because they are facing a prosecution over illegal gambling, and two to Reform UK.
Gareth Lewis
Wales political editor
The hard truth for the Welsh Conservatives is that it will be a fight for them to put these pledges into action.
Polls suggest that the party could be looking at fourth place - at best - in May’s election.
Privately many Welsh Tories concede that an absolute best case scenario would be 10 of the 96 seats, as Reform tempts voters away.
But in Wales’s new proportional system there is a chance that Darren Millar could be involved in a deal with another party to form a government.
If so, what from this manifesto would he insist on keeping in return for his support?
The leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, Darren Millar, is due to give a speech to launch his party's set of promises for the Welsh Parliament election.
Each political party will publish a manifesto - a list of pledges explaining to voters what it would do if elected - ahead of the 7 May election, and the Tories are the first to do so.
The Tories have already trailed a number of pledges ahead of today, which include cutting 1p off the basic rate of income tax.
That could cost a Tory Welsh government £311m - but the Tories say it would save the average working family £450 per year.
The party has also promised to build a M4 relief road in south Wales, and to scrap Welsh stamp duty on the purchase of a main home.
We'll bring you Millar's speech in full, as well as updates and reaction from the event in Cardiff and analysis from our team of specialists.
You can watch the speech live by clicking play at the top of the page.
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