Politicians top list of Britons’ biggest fears

MPs beat heights, spiders, clowns, Brexit, debt and fear of missing out

Are the Cabinet really scarier than The Exorcist?
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Politicians scare British people more than heights, clowns and drowning, according to a poll revealing the country’s biggest fears.

In the run-up to Halloween, the gift retailer Clintons has compiled its annual fear index. Politicians have come out top, with more than half (56%) of those surveyed saying they are scared by their elected representatives.

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