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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Six in 10 people in UK believe government ‘ignores rules’

Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.
66% of people in the UK felt their government was not well respected. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

People in the UK are more likely than those in other European countries to say that their government ignores rules, according to a large six-state survey, with ‘Partygate’ probably to blame.

The EU-funded study found that 62% of people in the UK think their government ignores rules and procedures, compared with an average of 44% and well above the next highest, Poland (50%), where the administration has been accused of authoritarianism.

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