UK government created conditions that led to Cardiff riots, says Mark Drakeford

Exclusive: Welsh first minister points to 13 years of erosion' under Conservatives after unrest that followed deaths of two boys

The Welsh first minister has accused the UK government of creating the poor social conditions that formed the backdrop to the Cardiff riots by systematically eroding community life, public services and citizens' incomes.

Mark Drakeford, who represents the Ely area where the riots broke out on Monday night after the deaths of two teenage boys, said public services and people's standards of living had declined there during 13 years of Conservative rule.