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UKIP conference: Nigel Farage hails 'united' EU Out campaign UKIP conference: Nigel Farage hails 'united' EU Out campaign
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The campaign to leave the EU is a "united force" and heading for an "historic" victory, Nigel Farage has told his party conference.The campaign to leave the EU is a "united force" and heading for an "historic" victory, Nigel Farage has told his party conference.
The UKIP leader said the in/out referendum pledged before 2018 was "the moment to put country before party".The UKIP leader said the in/out referendum pledged before 2018 was "the moment to put country before party".
It could be won with a "big strong, positive message", he predicted.It could be won with a "big strong, positive message", he predicted.
He also told supporters UKIP could "hold its head high" and was "alive and kicking" after the general election when it won just one seat.He also told supporters UKIP could "hold its head high" and was "alive and kicking" after the general election when it won just one seat.
UKIP had done "far more" damage to the Labour vote than the Conservatives in May, he added.UKIP had done "far more" damage to the Labour vote than the Conservatives in May, he added.
'Hand in hand''Hand in hand'
Mr Farage hailed a "show of unity" of anti-EU groups, who have formed a group called Leave.eu to push for a UK exit.Mr Farage hailed a "show of unity" of anti-EU groups, who have formed a group called Leave.eu to push for a UK exit.
UKIP would stand "hand in hand" with this new "umbrella group", he said, suggesting it should become the official Out campaign.UKIP would stand "hand in hand" with this new "umbrella group", he said, suggesting it should become the official Out campaign.
"We are together, we are united, and we believe that the tide has turned," he said."We are together, we are united, and we believe that the tide has turned," he said.
"I believe that we are on course to win the most historic and the most important political victory in any of our lifetimes.""I believe that we are on course to win the most historic and the most important political victory in any of our lifetimes."
Analysis, by the BBC's Chris Mason in Doncaster Analysis, by the BBC's Robin Brant in Doncaster
Nigel Farage arrived on stage to the song The Final Countdown - sung, yes, by a band called Europe. It highlighted this party's central focus now. Two things are very clear now: first, there is a broad campaign that's been established by groups on the "leave" side and UKIP is at the heart of that. It's called "leave.eu".
More than two decades on from its birth, UKIP now eyes the challenge that motivated its foundation: leaving the European Union, in the referendum on the issue the prime minister has promised before the end of 2017. They're the ones who will be sending leaflets to your house, setting up public meetings and trying to friend you on Facebook.
Mr Farage told activists they must "summon all their heart and energy" to winning the vote. The man who is putting big money up for that, UKIP donor Arron Banks, doesn't want a single face to lead. Nigel Farage sees it differently and it's clear to me after having heard that speech that Nigel Farage is the de facto leader of that campaign.
After devoting 20 years of his life to his party he said, the referendum campaign now needed to come first. Second, that is going to be a problem for some on his own side, including some in his own party. He's been criticised for sounding too angry in the past.
Eurosceptic groups, he claimed, had often been "run by egomaniacs" and that had to stop. The "Leave.eu" umbrella group would ensure this happened, he said. Some worry he's too divisive to ensure the "leave" campaign wins. After the speech one senior UKIP figure told me the campaign must be "positive".
To be fair to Nigel Farage he talked of a "big, positive message". The test for him will be can he maintain that in the months ahead.
Mr Farage said a so-called Brexit was "dearer to my heart" even than UKIP, urging activists to put all their energy into the referendum campaign.Mr Farage said a so-called Brexit was "dearer to my heart" even than UKIP, urging activists to put all their energy into the referendum campaign.
"This is the moment to put country before party," he said."This is the moment to put country before party," he said.
"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get back the independence and self-government of this nation.""This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get back the independence and self-government of this nation."
Immigration 'owned'Immigration 'owned'
He addressed UKIP's election performance early in his speech, saying: "There are times in life when... you can't change the cards that you've been dealt."He addressed UKIP's election performance early in his speech, saying: "There are times in life when... you can't change the cards that you've been dealt."
The Conservatives' election victory was the result of "fear from that woman north of the border", he said in a reference to SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, adding that former Labour leader Ed Miliband was "not really up to being prime minister".The Conservatives' election victory was the result of "fear from that woman north of the border", he said in a reference to SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, adding that former Labour leader Ed Miliband was "not really up to being prime minister".
He said UKIP had "owned" the issue of immigration and said he would have bitten the arm off anyone who suggested his party would get the four million votes it achieved.He said UKIP had "owned" the issue of immigration and said he would have bitten the arm off anyone who suggested his party would get the four million votes it achieved.
He added: "UKIP is not only alive and well, not only alive and kicking but is up in the opinion polls from where it was in the general election back in May."He added: "UKIP is not only alive and well, not only alive and kicking but is up in the opinion polls from where it was in the general election back in May."