Doctors are the occupation Britons trust most.

42% pick doctors as the most trustworthy occupation, and 20% pick RNLI lifeboat crews.

Which of these occupations do you think is the most trustworthy?

• Doctors
• RNLI lifeboat crews
• Police
• Other occupations
• Don’t know

Politicians are the least trusted occupation by a distance.

38% pick politicians as the least trustworthy occupation, more than twice the 17% who pick online influencers.

And which of these occupations do you think is the least trustworthy?

• Politicians
• Online influencers
• Used car salespeople
• Other occupations
• Don’t know — 5%

Britons would wish politics on someone they dislike.

Asked to pick a career for someone they didn’t like, 23% chose politician, ahead of social media influencer on 16%.

And if you had to pick a career for someone you didn’t like, which of these would you choose?

• A politician
• A social media influencer
• A charity worker
• Other careers
• Don’t know

A comedian outscores the PM.

9% call John Cleese untrustworthy, against 30% for Andy Burnham.

And how trustworthy or untrustworthy do you think each of the following people is?

John Cleese (comedian and actor)

Andy Burnham (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)

• Very trustworthy
• Somewhat trustworthy
• Neither
• Somewhat untrustworthy — 5% / 11%
• Very untrustworthy — 4% / 19%
• Don’t know — 11% / 3%

The Chancellor is narrowly trusted in his Budget week.

35% call John Healey trustworthy and 29% untrustworthy. Fieldwork began on Budget day.

How trustworthy or untrustworthy do you think each of the following people is? John Healey MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer)

• Very trustworthy
• Somewhat trustworthy
• Neither
• Somewhat untrustworthy
• Very untrustworthy
• Don’t know

Trump and Putin are distrusted.

55% call Donald Trump very untrustworthy and 62% Vladimir Putin.

And how trustworthy or untrustworthy do you think each of the following people is?

Donald Trump (President of the United States)

Vladimir Putin (President of Russia)

• Very trustworthy — 7% / 5%
• Somewhat trustworthy
• Neither
• Somewhat untrustworthy
• Very untrustworthy
• Don’t know — 2% / 4%

The armed forces are the most trusted institution.

22% name the armed forces as the institution they trust most, ahead of charities on 15% and the BBC on 13%.

Which of these do you trust the most?

• The armed forces
• Charities
• The BBC
• Other institutions
• Don’t know

Parliament is the least trusted institution.

24% name Parliament as the institution they trust least, with social media companies on 23% and AI chatbots on 14%.

And which of these do you trust the least?

• Parliament
• Social media companies
• AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude
• Other institutions
• Don’t know

The government is not trusted to cut taxes.

Of eight aims tested, lower taxes scored worst: 23% trust the government to deliver them and 58% do not.

[Verbatim question wording to add]: “Lower taxes for you and your family”

• A great deal
• A fair amount
• Neither
• Not very much
• Not at all
• Don’t know — 3%

Britons split three ways on who gives them the worst deal.

22% name the government, 22% landlords and the rental market, and 21% energy companies.

Which of these do you feel gives you the worst deal?

• The government
• Landlords and the rental market
• Energy companies
• Other
• Don’t know