British divided on Brexit and trust in the national government, but Conservative Party supporters say Brexit will be good for UK and trust their leaders
Political observers have suggested that Prime Minister May called early elections in order to increase the number of Conservative Party seats in Parliament, thus strengthening her ability to negotiate with the EU over Brexit terms. Currently the British government receives mixed reviews from average citizens: 49% of Brits say they can trust the national government somewhat or a lot, and 48% say they have little or no confidence in the government to do the right thing for the UK.
British divided on Brexit and trust in the national government, but Conservative  | Party supporters say Brexit will be good for UK and trust their leaders  | Do you think the LUK leaving the  | How much do you trust the national  | European Union will be a good thing  | government to do what is rightfor the  | or a bad thing for the UK?  | United Kingdom?  | Bad thing Good thing  | No trust  | Trust  | TOTAL  | 49%  | 48%  | 44%  | 48%  | 31  | 63  | 23  | 76  | Conservative Party  | Labour Party  | 34  | 42  | 59  | 55  | Liberal Democrats  | 16  | 45  | 77  | 55  | Source: Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey. Q4 & Q48b.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 