Labour holds slight poll edge

An online survey of 2,015 British adults, taken at the end of October, showed that 37 per cent of those interviewed said they would back Labour in the next general election.

However, Ed Miliband's party's support was down 1 percentage point from a survey held a month before, according to the Angus Reid public opinion poll.

The latest poll also showed the Tories in second place with 35 per cent - the same level as September - while their coalition partners the Lib Dems polled 15 per cent, down from 14 per cent.