Public confidence in our political system has reached record lows. As many as 58 per cent say they “almost never” trust “politicians of any party in Britain to tell the truth when they are in a tight corner”, up 19 points from 2020, according to the National Centre for Social Research.
This is a phenomenon unlikely to be improved by revelations that a second Tory candidate is being looked into by the Gambling Commission for allegedly placing bets on the date of the general election. Indeed, there are fears more could be uncovered.
