Most British people no longer find Prime Minister Tony Blair trustworthy and nearly half think he should quit, according to a newspaper poll published today.
The poll showed most voters also say his record on health, crime, transport and asylum-seekers is poor.
Dogged by questions over whether he exaggerated the case for war against Iraq and under fire from political opponents for what they call a botched cabinet reshuffle this month, Mr Blair emerged badly from the MORI poll published by the News of the World.
Fifty eight per cent of those questioned said he was not trustworthy, against 36 per cent who thought he was, while 53 percent said he had run out of ideas.
By contrast, 52 per cent of respondents thought Chancellor Gordon Brown was trustworthy.
The poll found 48 per cent thought Mr Blair should quit, 51 per cent thought Labour's record on both health and crime-fighting was poor, while 53 per cent thought his record on transport was bad.