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There are two new polls out tonight. ComRes's monthly online poll for the Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror has topline figures of CON 32%(nc), LAB 42%(+1), LDEM 9%(-2), UKIP 8%(+1). Changes are from ComRes's last online poll a month ago and do not show any significant change, although it is worth noting that this is the first time that ComRes have shown the Lib Dems slipping into single figures, and equals their highest for UKIP.

Meanwhile YouGov's weekly poll for the Sunday Times has topline figures of CON 32%, LAB 44%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 8%. Very similar figures to ComRes, and continuing to show the twelve point Labour lead that YouGov have been showing most of this week.

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