article_snippet.sent: While many polls indicate deadlock, one by Survation for the Daily Mirror lifted Tory spirits yesterday by putting Tory spirits up four points in a week and moving ahead of Labour.
article_snippet.sent: The Conservatives were on 34 per cent, with Labour down two on 33 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: It is only the second time The Conservatives have been ahead with Survation since the organisation began conducting national polling in 2011.
article_snippet.sent: The poll put Ukip on 17 per cent, the Lib Dems on seven per cent and the Greens on three.
article_snippet.sent: The latest polls suggest a swing back to the Tories, but nothing close to the lead The latest polls would need for a Commons majority.
article_snippet.sent: A Panelbase poll suggested the Tories had cut a six-point Labour lead to one, while TNS put the party two points ahead, with 34 per cent to Labour
article_snippet.sent: A YouGov poll, meanwhile, had the two main parties tied on 34 per cent.