Two in three Britons want new political party to take on Tories and Labour

61% want ‘completely new type of political party’, survey finds as pessimism hits record high

Trust low in both Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak (Getty)

Almost two in three voters want a new political party to take on the Conservatives and Labour, a shock new study of trust in politics has found.

Britain is increasingly pessimistic, distrustful of government and disdainful of politicians, according to Edelman’s annual trust barometer poll.

Three-quarters of people (75 per cent) said they thought the UK was heading in the wrong direction – a record figure since the survey started in 2001.