The UK’s Last ‘Red Wall’ Is Crumbling. Inside the Fight for Wales
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The UK’s Last ‘Red Wall’ Is Crumbling. Inside the Fight for Wales

Ahead of May 7th’s local elections, Aaron Bastani travelled to Wales to find out how Labour lost its last historic industrial heartland and how Reform, Plaid Cymru and the Greens are looking to gain from this collapse.

  • Published 26 April 2026
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