4 in 10 Londoners do not trust police

London: The reputation of the Metropolitan Police has taken a knock in the wake of the G20 protests, a new Evening Standard poll revealed on Tuesday.

A majority of Londoners still have faith in the force overall but nearly four out of 10 say their view of the Met has "worsened' in the past month since the death of Ian Tomlinson.

The YouGov/Standard/London Tonight survey found less than a third of the public were satisfied with the performance of Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson. Overall, 53 per cent of those in the capital have a positive view of the police, compared with 35 per cent who have a negative view. But the poll shows that Sir Paul has failed to stem loss of confidence among the public, and four in 10 of those polled have no views on him at all.

Scotland Yard has been struggling to contain public dismay since the row erupted over Tomlinson's death on the day of the G20 anti-globalisation protests. The 47-year-old, who was not part of the demonstration, died within minutes of being pushed to the ground by a police officer.