Politicians are not widely trusted. In fact, they are the least trusted profession in the UK, with only 12 per cent believing they generally tell the truth. The most trusted are nurses (89 per cent), followed by engineers (87 per cent) and doctors (85 per cent). Journalists are... well, we're above politicians.
Really, what parties ought to do is run generic candidates rather than actual people. For example, a 'generic Democrat' is currently outpolling Joe Biden by a wide margin. But herein lies the problem. Alright, two problems because both the US president and London mayor are positions that, at least for now, must be filled by humans.
