text: Ukip has failed to outpoll the Liberal Democrats for the first time since 2013 in a fresh blow to Nigel Farage’s faltering election campaign. An exclusive ComRes survey for the Daily Mail and ITV News shows the Lib Dems are up three points to 12 per cent, equal with Ukip. The poll is the latest bad news for Mr Farage, and undermines his claim yesterday that support for Ukip has ‘rallied’ after a lacklustre few weeks. Scroll down for video . A ComRes survey has revealed that Nick Clegg's (right) Liberal Democrat party is now equal with Nigel Farage's UKIP in the polls. It is the first time since late 2013 that UKIP has failed to outpoll the Lib Dems . ‘Since the debates last week there is a very clear firming of the polls on Ukip,’ Mr Farage insisted. The poll will also ease Tory jitters, showing that with less than a month to go to election day, the Tories are on 34 per cent and Labour on 33 per cent. While the Tory lead has slipped slightly since the start of the campaign, the party will be relieved to be ahead after other pollsters suggested Labour had taken a lead in recent days. Labour has yet to be out in front in any ComRes telephone poll this year, reflecting what the pollster called ‘a small, but existent lead for the Conservatives’. The poll also gives the Tories a commanding lead on key economic issues. Voters are more likely to trust the Conservatives than Labour most to keep the economy growing, by 46 per cent to 28 per cent, and make the right level of cuts to government spending, by 38 per cent to 32 per cent. Even a significant number Labour voters trust the Tories most to secure growth (15 per cent) and make the right level of cuts to government spending (10 per cent). Following the ‘non-dom’ tax row, the public is evenly split in its trust of both main parties in setting the right levels of tax for everyone, with each backed by 36 per cent. Women are more likely to trust Labour most to set the right levels of tax, by 40 per cent to 31 per cent, while men trust the Conservatives, by 41 per cent to 33 per cent. Voters have mixed views on the role of the rampant SNP, threatening to steal dozens of seats from Labour, if it holds the balance of power in a hung parliament. The poll found that while the David Cameron's Conservative lead has slipped slightly since the start of the campaign, the Tories still have 34 per cent of voters compared to Ed Miliband's Labour on 33 per cent . Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is prepared to prop up an Ed Miliband government even if Labour wins fewer seats. Half of all voters (50 per cent) say the SNP should be allowed to try to form a government with whichever party it chooses. But 32 per cent insist it should try to form a government with the party with the most MPs. Conservative voters are most likely to say that the SNP should have to try to form a government with the party with the most MPs in Parliament, rather than its preferred choice, by 43 per cent to 40 per cent. Katharine Peacock, managing director of ComRes, said: ‘After a desperate five years [for the Lib Dems] in terms of public support, this poll may be the first sign of such a recovery happening again. But they start from a long way behind.’ A Survation poll for the Daily Mirror put Labour on 35 per cent, the Tories on 31 per cent, Ukip 15 per cent, Lib Dems 9 per cent and Greens 4 per cent. A prominent Ukip candidate says he wants David Cameron to win the General Election. John van Weenen admitted his party is ‘not in the running’ but said he was speaking out because of the threat of Labour taking power propped up by the Scottish Nationalists. Mr van Weenen, 73, who is standing in South West Bedfordshire, said: ‘The SNP is going to get in, and I would rather see Cameron get in. I agree with Ukip policy entirely, but I’m concerned looking at the big picture.’ Enough already... Voters don't want to know about leaders' wives . A large majority of voters does not want to know about the spouses and children of party leaders, the poll reveals. It shows that 71 per cent believe they are only voting for politicians - and have no need to know about their wives, husbands or offspring. Just 25 per cent say it is important to get to know party leaders’ families to better understand their characters. The findings are a blow to the three main party leaders, who have made their wives more prominent in this election campaign than ever before. Only 25 per cent of voters believe it is important to get to know party leaders’ families, a new ComRes poll shows. The party leaders have made their wives more prominent in this election campaign than ever before . Samantha Cameron has accompanied her husband on a series of election visits, and even made a solo stop to the seat of Rochester, in Kent, where the Tories are seeking to dislodge Ukip defector Mark Reckless. She has also spoken on camera when a BBC crew was ushered into the Cameron’s Oxfordshire home. Justine Miliband yesterday gave a national newspaper interview, and has also welcomed TV cameras into her home to film her and her children, while Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, Nick Clegg’s wife, has similarly appeared on camera and taken part in campaign visits. The ComRes poll shows Conservative voters are the most likely to think it is important to get to know the wives and families of the party leaders – 32 per cent -- compared to a quarter – 25 per cent -- of Labour voters. Women are marginally more likely to want to know about politicians’ spouses and families than men, by 27 per cent to 24 per cent. A separate poll, by YouGov, found that Mrs Cameron is twice as popular as other leaders’ wives. It found that 54 per cent of voters said they liked Mrs Cameron, more than double the proportion who opted for Ms Gonzalez Durantez Clegg or Mrs Miliband. The Prime Minister’s wife scored well with men and women alike, as well as voters who have backed other parties. The poll found that women are marginally more likely to want to know about politicians’ spouses and families than men, by 27 per cent to 24 per cent. Above: Ed Miliband is supported by wife Justine during the campaign . The poll for the London Evening Standard asked which of the women was ‘the best election asset for their parties’, with 26 per cent backing Mrs Miliband and 20 per cent supporting Ms Gonzalez Durantez. Some 90 per cent of Tory supporters chose Mrs Cameron, compared with 82 per cent of Lib-Dem supporters who opted for Mrs Clegg. Only 61 per cent of Labour supporters backed Mrs Miliband, with around a fifth believing Mrs Cameron was a better asset and a fifth thinking Mrs Clegg was the best. Tanya Abraham, of YouGov, said: ‘Samantha Cameron is the clear winner in the battle of the wives. ‘However, it should be noted that as the wife of the Prime Minister she has had a high profile over the past few years. It could be that as the campaign progresses Miriam Clegg and Justine Miliband become better known and their impact on the party or politicians’ image increases.’
target: Lib Dems move level with UKIP for first time since 2013, according to poll .
  Survey shows Conservatives' lead has slipped slightly but are still in front .
  Tories on 34 per cent and Labour at 33 per cent with less than month to go .
  Nick Clegg's Lib Dems are up three points to 12 per cent, equal with UKIP .