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Exclusive: Huge surge in support for Ukip after EU funding row, according to new poll Huge surge in Ukip support after EU funding row, according to new poll
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Support for Ukip has surged to a record high following the surprise attempt by Brussels to levy a £1.7bn “surcharge” on Britain, a ComRes survey for the Independent reveals today.Support for Ukip has surged to a record high following the surprise attempt by Brussels to levy a £1.7bn “surcharge” on Britain, a ComRes survey for the Independent reveals today.
The results are a major fillip for the anti-European Union party which is bidding to capture its second Commons seat next month and has high hopes of securing the election this week of its first Police and Crime Commissioner.The results are a major fillip for the anti-European Union party which is bidding to capture its second Commons seat next month and has high hopes of securing the election this week of its first Police and Crime Commissioner.
The poll also contains dire news for Labour, which has fallen to its lowest level of support since Ed Miliband became the party’s leader.The poll also contains dire news for Labour, which has fallen to its lowest level of support since Ed Miliband became the party’s leader.
It puts Ukip on 19 per cent, a jump of four points on last month and one point above its previous record support in June.It puts Ukip on 19 per cent, a jump of four points on last month and one point above its previous record support in June.
The Conservatives are up one point to 30 per cent to bring them level with Labour, which has slumped by five points amid growing criticism of Mr Miliband’s leadership.The Conservatives are up one point to 30 per cent to bring them level with Labour, which has slumped by five points amid growing criticism of Mr Miliband’s leadership.
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The Liberal Democrats are down by one point to nine per cent, the Greens unchanged on four per cent and others unchanged on seven per cent.The Liberal Democrats are down by one point to nine per cent, the Greens unchanged on four per cent and others unchanged on seven per cent.
The survey was carried out over the weekend following the disclosure that the European Commission had instructed the UK to pay an extra £1.7bn by December 1 following a revised assessment of the state of the UK economy.The survey was carried out over the weekend following the disclosure that the European Commission had instructed the UK to pay an extra £1.7bn by December 1 following a revised assessment of the state of the UK economy.
It is also the first ComRes poll for the Independent since former Tory MP Douglas Carswell secured a landslide victory for Ukip in the Clacton by-election.It is also the first ComRes poll for the Independent since former Tory MP Douglas Carswell secured a landslide victory for Ukip in the Clacton by-election.
The survey underlines Ukip’s growing appeal to voters turning their backs on both Tories and Labour. Almost one in five (19 per cent) of people who voted Conservative in 2010 now say they will vote Ukip, up from 14 per cent last month. Nearly one in ten (9 per cent) previous Labour voters also plan to back Nigel Farage’s party.The survey underlines Ukip’s growing appeal to voters turning their backs on both Tories and Labour. Almost one in five (19 per cent) of people who voted Conservative in 2010 now say they will vote Ukip, up from 14 per cent last month. Nearly one in ten (9 per cent) previous Labour voters also plan to back Nigel Farage’s party.
The poll puts Ukip on 19 per cent, a jump of four points on last month and one point above its previous record support in June
Two-fifths of the public (39 per cent) said they were attracted to Ukip because the party says what they think, an increase of six points since April when ComRes asked the same question. But 54 per cent of people disagreed, the same proportion as six months ago.Two-fifths of the public (39 per cent) said they were attracted to Ukip because the party says what they think, an increase of six points since April when ComRes asked the same question. But 54 per cent of people disagreed, the same proportion as six months ago.
One in three people (34 per cent) believed Ukip offers a realistic alternative political vision, an increase of two points since April, but 56 per cent disagreed, suggesting opinions about the party are hardening.One in three people (34 per cent) believed Ukip offers a realistic alternative political vision, an increase of two points since April, but 56 per cent disagreed, suggesting opinions about the party are hardening.