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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rupert Neate

Thursday briefing: Why public trust in politicians is at rock bottom – and what we can do about it

Boris Johnson's Brexit battle bus in London
Voters confidence has been eroded amid disappointment that leaving the EU has failed to produce promised benefits. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty

Good morning. It might not come as too much of a surprise, but public trust in the UK’s politicians and election system is at an all-time low.

According to timely research by election guru Prof Sir John Curtice, 45% of people would “almost never” trust a government of any colour to put the national interest before that of their party. That’s the highest since the question was first asked in 1986.

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