Lib Dems enjoy polls surge

There was more evidence of a huge surge in Liberal Democrat support tonight - with one poll suggesting the party had taken the lead in a UK general election campaign for the first time in living memory.

Research by BPIX for Mail on Sunday put the Lib Dems on 32% – a bounce of 12% over the past week. The Tories were down seven points on 31%, while Labour dropped three to 28%.

The dramatic findings suggest that the impact of Nick Clegg’s widely-praised performance in Thursday’s historic first prime ministerial debate could be even greater than previously thought.

A ComRes poll for Sunday Mirror/Independent on Sunday showed an 8% increase in support for the Lib Dems since Wednesday, with the party moving into second place on 29% compared to Labour down two points at 27% and the Conservatives down four points on 31%.l