article_snippet.sent: UKIP has failed to outpoll the Liberal Democrats for the first time since 2013 in a fresh blow to Nigel Farage’s faltering election campaign.
article_snippet.sent: An exclusive ComRes survey for the Daily Mail and ITV News shows Nick Clegg's Lib Dems are up three points to 12 per cent, equal with UKIP.
article_snippet.sent: poll is the latest bad news for Mr Farage, and undermines Mr Farage claim yesterday that support for UKIP has ‘rallied’ after a lacklustre few weeks.
article_snippet.sent: A ComRes survey has revealed that Nick Clegg's (right)
article_snippet.sent: Liberal Democrat party is now equal with Mr Farage UKIP in the polls.
article_snippet.sent: It is the first time since late 2013 that UKIP has failed to outpoll Nick Clegg's Lib Dems .
article_snippet.sent: Since the debates last week there is a very clear firming of the polls on UKIP,Mr Farage Mr Farage insisted.
article_snippet.sent: poll will also ease Tory jitters, showing that with less than a month to go to election day, the Tories are on 34 per cent and Labour on 33 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: While the Tory lead has slipped slightly since the start of the campaign, Liberal Democrat party will be relieved to be ahead after other pollsters suggested Labour had taken a lead in recent days.
article_snippet.sent: Labour has yet to be out in front in any ComRes telephone poll this year, reflecting what the pollster called ‘a small, but existent lead for the Conservatives’.
article_snippet.sent: poll also gives the Tories a commanding lead on key economic issues.
article_snippet.sent: The poll found that while the David Cameron's Conservative lead has slipped slightly since the start of the campaign, the Tories still have 34 per cent of voters compared to Ed Miliband's Labour on 33 per cent .
article_snippet.sent: After a desperate five years [for the Lib Dems] in terms of public support, this poll may be the first sign of such a recovery happening again.
article_snippet.sent: But this poll start from a long way behind.
article_snippet.sent: A Survation poll for the Daily Mirror put Labour on 35 per cent, the Tories on 31 per cent, Ukip 15 per cent, Lib Dems 9 per cent and Greens 4 per cent.
highlights_snippet.sent: Lib Dems move level with UKIP for first time since 2013, according to poll .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Survey shows Conservatives' lead has slipped slightly but are still in front .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Tories on 34 per cent and Labour at 33 per cent with less than month to go .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Nick Clegg's Lib Dems are up three points to 12 per cent, equal with UKIP .