New YouGov and ComRes polls

Two new voting intention polls tonight. Firstly ComRes's monthly telephone poll for the Independent has topline figures of CON 37%(+3), LAB 38%(-2), LDEM 11%(-2). Changes are from their last telephone poll a month ago, and show a shift towards the Conservatives much as YouGov's recent polls have and the ComRes online polls have.

Meanwhile the daily YouGov poll for the Sun has topline figures of CON 37%, LAB 43%, LDEM 9%. We've had some bouncing back and forth in the daily YouGov poll (though nothing beyond normal margin of error), but it looks as though its starting to bounce around an underlying Labour lead of 3-4 points.

Finally, there was also a TNS-BMRB Scottish poll this morning. It doesn't appear to have asked voting intention, but did have VI for a Scottish Independence referendum, which found 39% would vote YES and 38% would vote NO. This is apparently the first time TNS have shown "YES" ahead since 2008.

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