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‘There’s no jobs’: struggle and regret in a Welsh town that backed Brexit

‘There’s no jobs’: struggle and regret in a Welsh town that backed Brexit

Ten years ago Ebbw Vale had the highest proportion of leave voters in Wales despite huge EU funding, which has not been fully replacedWhere Ebbw Vale’s steelworks once stood is now a cluster of gleaming modern buildings including a hospital, a leisure centre and a college. Over the past decade, thes...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/21/ebbw-vale-wales-struggle-regret-brexit

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