Leading Conservatives have made a pitch for greater supporter in Wales, with attacks on Labour and Plaid Cymru.

The shadow Wales secretary told the party's Blackpool conference on Monday that "turf wars" between Labour in London and Cardiff are proving highly damaging.

Arguing that the Conservatives are the only alternative to Labour in Wales, Cheryl Gillan will accuse the party of having sought to "poison Wales against us".

But while the Tories have "adapted best to the new politics in Wales," she will say, Labour has been hit by divisions.

"Labour offers more squabbling. We can see the tensions being played out between Rhodri Morgan and Peter Hain," Gillan is expected to say.

"One holding out the prospect of a stronger assembly, the other vetoing measures that seek to do that.

"Rhodri goes into coalition with Plaid, the next day, Peter Hain describes them as the enemy.

"Rhodri promises Plaid a referendum on increasing the assembly's powers - and Peter Hain says not in the foreseeable future."

Meanwhile, the leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Cardiff assembly will make a direct appeal for Plaid Cymru supporters to join his party.

Nick Bourne will argue that Conservatives are addressing the needs of people across Wales.

He is set to tell a fringe event: "To all those people who feel let down by Plaid Cymru's failure to act as the party of Wales, I say come and join us.

"To all those people who are fed up with Labour's tired policies denying people the chance to move forward with choice, diversity and opportunity, I say: come and join us."