article_snippet.sent: Different polls have variously put the Tories and Labour narrowly ahead, with David Cameron and Ed Miliband both facing the prospect of having to rely on smaller parties to form a government.
article_snippet.sent: Labour have made gains in a series of opinion polls, enjoying leads in three and cutting the Conservative lead in another.
article_snippet.sent: The latest survey also contains good news for the Liberal Democrats who gain three points to draw level with Ukip for the first time in more than 18 months.
article_snippet.sent: Based on the 2010 election result, David Cameron needs to win another 23 more seats to secure a majority in the Commons, while Ed Miliband needs at least  70.
article_snippet.sent: Nick Clegg is defending 56 seats, but is braced for heavy losses .
article_snippet.sent: ComRes research for ITV and the Daily Mail suggested the race was still too tight to call with the Tories on 34 per cent
article_snippet.sent: and Labour on 33 per cent, but
article_snippet.sent: that compared with a four-point deficit for The Opposition at the start of the campaign.
article_snippet.sent: Other polls gave Labour leads of between three and six points and one suggested that for the first time voters thought Ed Miliband was doing a better job than David Cameron.
article_snippet.sent: The Opposition gained two points on last week in the Survation poll for the Mirror, while the Conservatives dipped one, to move ahead by 35 per cent to 31 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: The Labour leader - despite still trailing The Labour leader - despite still trailing his Tory rival Tory rival as the best to be prime minister by 37 per cent to 25 per cent - will be delighted at their latest personal approval ratings after lagging consistently behind throughout most of The Labour leader - despite still trailing his Tory rival leadership.
highlights_snippet.sent: Polls suggest neither Tories or Labour will manage to win a majority .
  