Round two of Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage EU debate: Polls show UKIP leader victory

Polls state that Nigel Farage has won the EU debate and one in three Lib Dems think that Nick Clegg took a hard beating.

17:13 03 April 2014

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has once again won EU debate against Nick Clegg, according to the snap polls. The YouGov survey shows that 68per cent of people agree with the UKIP leader, while Nick Clegg just got 27per cent votes with the remaining percentage unsure. Another survey that was conducted by the Guardian, agrees with the result with Mr Farage on 69per cent. 

 

However, Senior Lib Dems Danny Alexander, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and Tim Farron, the party president, insisted Mr Clegg had won.

 

Meanwhile, Patrick O’Flynn, the communications director for UKIP, said that it was a “massacre.” 

 

Peter Kellner, said: "The most interesting change is there has been a shift to Farage among Labour voters since last week and among Lib Dems."

 

Last week, Mr Clegg received 51per cent of Labour votes. However, on Wednesday night, Kellner said that far more Labour voters thought that Mr Farage won the debate and that even one in three Lib Dem voters felt that he stole the night.