Alliance MP Stephen Farry said only 5% of Northern Ireland expressed any trust “whatsoever” in the UK government. The poll he was referring to said 5% trusted the government specifically in regards to the Northern Ireland protocol.
in Northern Ireland: “To what extent do you trust/distrust the following when it comes to managing the interests of Northern Ireland with respect to the Protocol?”
It then listed a number of organisations including the UK government. Five percent of respondents said they either trusted UK government, or trusted it “a lot”, in that regard.Although Mr Farry went on to mention the protocol, he wasn’t clear that this poll was about how much trust people had in the government with regards to the protocol.
This means that goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland require checks to show they comply with the EU regulations. At the moment, the UK government is trying to pass a bill that would make parts of the protocol invalid, and theThe poll was conducted between 3 and 6 June 2022, before the government introduced this bill.
Full Fact was not able to find any reliable recent examples of polls that ask Northern Ireland residents if they trust the UK government in general.The headline of this article previously said the poll said 5% didn't trust the government, which was incorrect. We've now corrected it.
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