article_snippet.sent: Nigel Farage has admitted Ukip has 'slipped back a bit' in the polls as the sense of euphoria among the party's supporters has waned.
article_snippet.sent: Nigel Farage today admitted Ukip has 'slipped back a bit' in the polls as the sense of euphoria among the party's supporters has waned .
article_snippet.sent: Ukiphas seen Ukip support slump from 16.75 per cent in November to just 12.25 per cent today with voters appearing to switch to the Tories in the run up to next month's election .
article_snippet.sent: Nigel Farage has seen support for Nigel Farage party drop from 16.75 per cent in November to just 12.25 per cent today, with voters appearing to switch to the Tories in the run up to next month's election.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Farage's blamed the poll slip in recent months on a declining sense of euphoria from members and said: 'There was a degree of slightly euphoric Ukip support round about the time of the result of Rochester, which was a remarkable event.'
article_snippet.sent: But Ukip's poll rating has not shown any signs of picking up following Mr Farage's outburst - with some experts predicting Ukip's poll rating will fall below 10 per cent by the time of the election.
article_snippet.sent: The latest national 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's is running for Parliament – shows Mr Farage's in second place, and pollsters now believe Ukip will win just a handful of seats.
highlights_snippet.sent: Support for Ukip has fallen by 5% since October as the election looms .
  