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'They mess it up every time': New poll suggests voters no longer believe what politicians say

By - Tnews 24 Apr 2024 5 Mins Read
'They mess it up every time': New poll suggests voters no longer believe what politicians say
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June gives me a wry smile when I ask her if she trusts politicians.

But it soon fades. "They promise you the Earth, and you don't see anything.

And it's soul destroying," she says. I meet her and husband Joe as they tuck into fish and chips in the Grimsby's oldest chippy, the Peabung, which has served this town since 1883.

June tells me she really wants to trust politicians but they "just mess it up every time". I ask Joe if he thinks politicians care about him? "Well hopefully they do.

I'm not sure really." He stops to think for a moment. "I don't really trust politicians," he says.

The findings of a Sky News/YouGov poll are stark and echo how voters like June and Joe feel. In some places, there appears to be a deep loss of faith in British politics.

Shannon Donnelly has nearly 200,000 followers on TikTok and has used the platform to develop her Grimsby-based business selling personal safety equipment, such as panic alarms. I ask her if she trusts politicians.

"No - I think things like Brexit has massively changed people's opinion. I won't forget when they said all that money would go to the NHS.

"Now we seem to be in a worse position, but they still expect us to trust them. It's crazy." The percentage of Leavers saying they "almost never" trust the government has leapt by 33 points (from 23% to 56%) since the last election.

This is twice as much as the increase for Remainers. For full results of the poll, click/tap here.

Shannon's lack of trust impacts on her livelihood and she says she doesn't know which way to turn. "For the business, obviously, it's important to look at what they will do.

We're struggling. VAT is insane, overheads are crazy." Read more:Meet voters taking part in our project ahead of electionTown with port to world's largest offshore wind farm under watch Asked if people think politicians care about them, 83% of people asked said no, with just 11% saying they cared a little.

When asked how much do politicians care about your part of the country - there is a clear divide - 86% of people living in the north of England say they don't care, whereas just 47% of Londoners say their elected representatives don't care about their city. Brian Wustrack owns the oldest fish and chip shop in Grimsby.

"They're just not listening to the people that voted, it's all a one-way system for them. They've lost touch with the people out there, especially the people in the North." The prime minister is still to announce the date of the next general election.

However, places like Grimsby and Cleethorpes are key election battlegrounds now. Support for the Conservatives may be fading but that won't necessarily translate into strong support for Labour.

The Reform party is gaining ground in pro-Leave constituencies like this one, picking up their 2019 Tory voters. But brace yourself for a raft of promises in the next few months.

The question is will voters trust politicians to deliver on them. The Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge is going to be live in Grimsby tonight with a special programme in our Target Towns series.

She'll be talking about trust in politics with a live audience - that's live tonight on Sky News at 7pm ALL THE CANDIDATES IN NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE'S LOCAL ELECTIONS Croft BakerGemma Harney - Liberal DemocratsMarian Jervis - Labour PartyGraham Reynolds - Conservative Party East MarshLloyd Emmerson - Liberal DemocratsBarry Miller - Labour and Co-operative PartyCallum Procter - Conservative Party FreshneyTamzin Barton - Liberal DemocratsTanya Brasted - Conservative PartyPaul Bright - Independent (part of Independents for North East Lincolnshire party group)Paul Wood - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)Samantha Wrexal Holborrow - Labour PartyHaverstoeStephen Hocknell - Liberal DemocratsVal O'Flynn - TUSCBill Parkinson - Conservative PartyIan Townsend - Labour Party HeneageBrian Barrett - Liberal DemocratsEmma Clough - Labour PartyTyrone Curran - Conservative PartyJohn Stiff - TUSC Humberston & New WalthamRyan Aisthorpe - Liberal DemocratsJoe Carter - TUSCHayden Dawkins - Conservative PartyPauline Kaczmarek - Labour Party ImminghamDavid Barton - Liberal DemocratsTrevor Crofts - Conservative PartyNathan Newton - TUSCDavid Watson - Labour Party ParkRobson Augusta - Labour PartyZach Kellerman - Liberal DemocratsDave Mitchell - TUSCDaniel Westcott - Conservative Party Scartho Charlotte Croft - Conservative PartyCaroline Ellis - Liberal DemocratsDan Humphrey - Labour PartyVal Pow - TUSC Sidney SussexAndy Burton - Liberal DemocratsAlexandra Curran - Conservative PartyMark Gee - TUSCEdward Kaczmarek - Labour Party SouthPaul Batson - Conservative PartyJane Bramley - IndependentAndrew Harrison - Liberal DemocratsSheldon Mill - Labour PartyBill Ward - TUSC Yarborough Les Bonner - Independent (part of the Independents for North East Lincolnshire party group)Sam Brown - Labour and Co-operative PartyPhil Tuplin - TUSCChristine Vickers - Conservative PartyAharon Wharton - Liberal Democrats.

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