Public trust plummets in Britain's handling of pandemic, new poll reveals
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Doubts focus on failures over testing and whether government acted quickly enough at outset
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The public’s confidence in the government’s ability to handle the coronavirus crisis has fallen sharply in the past fortnight, with less than half of voters now having faith in decisions made by ministers, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.
A particularly low proportion of people (15%) believe the government is handling the key issue of testing well (down from 22% two weeks ago). Some 57% disapprove of the way testing has been handled, up from 48% on 7 April. Continue reading...
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