Third of Britons think government has done ‘nothing’ well since 2019, poll shows

Polling indicates rising distrust as cost of living concerns wipe out success of ‘red meat’ policies

A third of British people think the government has done nothing well since 2019, according to polling that warns ambitious “red meat” policies no longer work.

Research by the Policy Exchange think tank suggested trust has fallen amid rising fears over the cost of living and NHS crisis, and that even Conservative voters have a “net negative view” of the government on major issues.

When asked what the government had done well on since the last general election, when Boris Johnson won a large majority, 30 per cent of people wrote “nothing” and many more answered similarly.