Tory defector Mark Reckless is on course to win back his Commons seat for Ukip in the upcoming by-election in Rochester and Strood, according to a new opinion poll.
The survey by Survation for the Mail on Sunday has Ukip nine points ahead of the Conservatives in the constituency.
Ukip's deputy leader says the party are deliberately targeting disillusioned working class voters, describing them as the "low-hanging fruit in politics".
Paul Nuttall told BBC Radio 4's World at One: "I've been saying since 2007 that the low-hanging fruit in British politics are disaffected working-class people who will no longer vote for Labour, who feel that the Labour Party leadership doesn't represent them and has no empathy with them."
Mr Nuttall also said Ukip would welcome Tory MP Philip Hollobone "with open arms" if he decided to defect to the party, as some reports have suggested he may.
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