Lib Dems say they trail only narrowly in Tiverton and Honiton race

Internal polling points to two-point deficit - smaller than at same point in victorious North Shropshire campaign

The Liberal Democrats plan to flood Tiverton and Honiton with activists after internal polling suggested the party was only marginally trailing the Conservatives before next week's byelection in the Devon constituency.

A sample carried out by the party, based on tens of thousands of voter contacts, suggested that of people intending to vote on the day of the byelection, the Conservatives had 46% support and the Lib Dems 44%.