William Tell
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Nigel may be headed from EU Parliament to UK Parliament at last.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/26/nigel-farage-set-win-thanet-south-ukip-poll[h=1]Nigel Farage on course to win South Thanet for Ukip, says poll[/h] Ukip leader set to become MP with Survation poll showing he has 11% lead in Kent seat
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence party, is on course to win his battle to become an MP, according to a poll in South Thanet showing him with an 11% lead.
The poll conducted by Survation over the past week shows Farage on 38.6%, Labour on 27.6%, the Conservatives on 26.6%, the Greens on 3.1% and the Liberal Democrats trailing behind with 2%.
It is the first time Farage has drawn ahead in what previous polls have said is a tight three-way contest in the Kent constituency.
Al Murray, the comedian who is standing as the Pub Landlord candidate, has 1.4% of the vote.
Ukip said the poll was the reward for the hard work Farage and the party had devoted to the seat over the past six weeks.
The poll has a sample size of 1,011 with the fieldwork conducted between 18 and 20 February. The poll was funded by Alan Bown, a longstanding Ukip donor who has funded other polls in Ukip marginal seats.
