Half of people who voted Conservative at the 2019 election do not believe that the government acts with integrity, according to a damning new poll.
As the Tory sleaze row rumbles on, a Survation poll for campaign group 38 degrees found that 49% of Tory voters now doubted the party's principles.
Nationally, six in 10 people shared that view despite Boris Johnson attempting to draw a line under the scandal.
The poll suggests the party's reputation with its core vote has been bruised, with 66% of pensioners and 56% of Leave voters believing the government lacks integrity.
Some 55% of the public said the Prime Minister lacked leadership, with just 32% believing that he does demonstrate leadership.
Ellie Gellard, strategic director of 38 Degrees, said: “Trying to rig the rules, scandals over second jobs and big money in politics has ended with half of Tory voters saying this government doesn’t uphold values of integrity, or honesty.
"If the government had hoped this issue was confined to the Westminster bubble, their voters are proving them wrong."
She added: “With such an abysmal verdict on standards in public life now in, we are long overdue a meaningful clean up - including banning MPs from being paid to consult companies while they're on the taxpayers clock.”
With national polls tightening, the latest results put Labour and the Conservatives level pegging on 37%, a narrowing of their four-point lead last month.
Survation interviewed 4,014 people between 11 and 15 November 2021.
It comes as 73,000 people signed an 38 Degrees open letter calling for an end to MPs being paid as consultants.
Separately, a fourth poll has shown the Conservatives have lost their lead over Labour amid the scandal.
Opinium put Labour on 37% - one point ahead of the Tories - with Keir Starmer's party up by one, and the Conservatives down by one after a survey of more than 2,000 UK adults between Wednesday and Friday.
