So who’s winning – Farage or Clegg?

Ukip and the Lib Dems have sought to capitalise on the recent head-to-head debates on Europe.

This week, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg went in to the second of his two televised debates with Nigel Farage on Europe, presenting himself as "head of a movement to stop the Ukip leader", says Patrick Wintour in The Guardian.

Since last week's debate, from which Farage emerged the clear winner by 57% to 36%, according to YouGov, Ukip membership has "surged past 35,000".

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