Tory voters ready to defect
A significant number of Tory voters are considering defecting to the UK Independence Party, a stark new poll has found. The survey by ComRes for the Independent on Sunday found that 26% of people who voted Conservative in 2010 would be prepared to vote UKIP, or have already switched allegiance. Labour leader Ed Miliband has also overtaken the Prime Minister in the approval ratings for the first time, with an increase of 12 points. The Tories are neck and neck with Labour over the economy on minus 29.