Two new polls out this morning - both showing things ticking along pretty much as usual. The daily YouGov poll for the Sun has topline figures of CON 32%, LAB 38%, LDEM 11%, UKIP 11% - the six point lead is pretty representative of the average in YouGov's polls over the last week or so. Full tabs are here
Meanwhile the latest Populus poll has very similar figures - their topline voting intentions are CON 32%, LAB 39%, LDEM 11%, UKIP 10%. Full tabs are here.
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