British public trusts EU more than UK parliament, poll finds

The British public has more confidence in the EU than the UK parliament, a new survey has found in a remarkable turnaround of a trend lasting decades.Confidence in the Westminster parliament has plummeted 10 points to just 22 per cent since the Brexit referendum.Although the popularity of the EU has lagged behind parliament among Britons since the early 1980s, confidence in Brussels has shot up seven points to 39 per cent since Brexit.

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