article_snippet.sent: The latest polls have put the Conservatives and Labour virtually neck and neck.
article_snippet.sent: A YouGov poll on Sunday had the Tories on 34 per cent, one point ahead of Labour, and Ukip in third place with 13 per cent of votes.
article_snippet.sent: A poll in Tory-held South Thanet – where Mr Farage is running for Parliament – shows Mr Farage in second place, and pollsters now believe Ukip will win just a handful of seats.
article_snippet.sent: David Cameron's hopes of staying in Number 10 have been buoyed by opinion polls showing a steady squeeze in support for Ukip.
article_snippet.sent: After hitting 18 per cent in the polls at the European elections last year, Ukip has seen Ukip support drop by around five points.
article_snippet.sent: Tories, meanwhile, have jumped ahead of Labour. 
article_snippet.sent: The most recent surveys have given David Cameron's party a slender one-point lead  - with around 34 per cent of the vote.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Farage is also facing a fight to be elected in Thanet South.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Farage has seen a comfortable lead slip and is now trailing in second place behind Tories.
article_snippet.sent: A leaked poll showed Tories in the lead in the Kent constituency Mr Farage is fighting with 31 per cent support.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Farage is on 30 per cent, with Labour in third on 29 per cent.