This statistic shows the level of trust in politicians in Great Britain (GB) on October 17th-18th, 2013. The majority of respondents had 'not much' trust in politicians. More specifically, least trust was held in leading Liberal Democrats to tell the truth, with a total of 74 percent of respondents trusting them either 'not much' or ' not at all. This was, however, only 1 percent higher than the result for leading conservatives.
How much do you trust politicians to tell the truth?
Politicians were split into the following four categories:
My local MP; Leading Liberal Democrat politicians; Leading conservative politicians; Leading Liberal Democrat politicians; Leading Labour politicians
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "How much do you trust the following to tell the truth?"
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YouGov. (October 21, 2013). How much do you trust politicians to tell the truth? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285354/uk-survey-trust-in-politicians-in-great-britain-gb/
YouGov. "How much do you trust politicians to tell the truth?." Chart. October 21, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285354/uk-survey-trust-in-politicians-in-great-britain-gb/
YouGov. (2013). How much do you trust politicians to tell the truth?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285354/uk-survey-trust-in-politicians-in-great-britain-gb/
YouGov. "How Much Do You Trust Politicians to Tell The Truth?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285354/uk-survey-trust-in-politicians-in-great-britain-gb/
YouGov, How much do you trust politicians to tell the truth? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285354/uk-survey-trust-in-politicians-in-great-britain-gb/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
How much do you trust politicians to tell the truth? [Graph], YouGov, October 21, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285354/uk-survey-trust-in-politicians-in-great-britain-gb/
