Less than one-third of top council figures say Labour can be trusted

Less than one-third of senior council figures think Labour can be trusted as optimism about Sir Keir Starmer's Government plunges in town halls, new research has shown.

A survey found that only 31 per cent of senior council figures said the Government can be trusted, which was down from 52 per cent last year.

It also showed that little more than a quarter (28 per cent) expected local government to be listened to, down from 55 per cent.

And less than half (43 per cent) expected more power to be devolved to councils, down from 59 per cent.

The survey, conducted by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC), suggested that Labour's honeymoon period since winning last July's general election is now over.

Less than one-third of top council figures say Labour can be trusted

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