‘The punishment election’: Is Labour facing a bloodbath in Wales?

South Wales has been a Labour heartland since the party formed over a century ago, but speak to people there today and you'll find support leaving in droves. So can Labour avoid an electoral car crash? Could the other main parties capitalise? Ahead of the Welsh Senedd elections next week, we travelled to Swansea to take the political temperature. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times.

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‘The punishment election’: Is Labour facing a bloodbath in Wales? is an episode from Stories of our times by The Times.

This episode is 36:09 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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