Less than one in five Brits say they trust their local police force “a lot” as the public backlash over the latest scandal to hit the Met deepens.

A People Polling poll* carried out for GB News asked voters to what extent, if at all, they trust their local police force.

Only 18% said they trust their local police “a lot” – dropping to 15% of Londoners.

Thirty-nine per cent said they trust their local police “moderately” and a further 16% said they trust their local police “slightly”.

Around one in ten voters – 11% – say they do not trust their local police at all.

Among 18–24-year-olds, only 12% say they have “a lot of trust” in their local police, whereas 26% of those aged 65+ say they have a lot of trust in their local police.

The findings emerged a day after Rishi Sunak and Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley promised action to prevent another case like the “absolutely despicable” scandal involving David Carrick.

Following a meeting together on Wednesday, Mr Sunak said rogue police officers will have “no place to hide” because of proposed reforms after the abuse of serial rapist Carrick was laid bare.

The PM said all police forces have been told to “check” all serving officers against national police databases to “root out anybody who shouldn’t be serving”.