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UKIP Welsh conference: 'We have got Labour on the run' UKIP Welsh conference: 'We have got Labour on the run'
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UKIP has claimed it is now the main challenger to Labour in Wales and has its rivals "on the run", as the party holds its first Welsh conference. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said he does not want to make "silly predictions" about how many Welsh seats the party will win at the general election.
More than 200 people are expected at Margam Park on Saturday where leader Nigel Farage is the keynote speaker. Mr Farage spoke to BBC Wales ahead of his keynote speech at UKIP's first Welsh conference being held at Margam Park on Saturday.
He also refused to be drawn on what powers he thinks should be devolved to Wales.
A group of about 50 protestors gathered outside the conference.
UKIP claims it is now the main challenger to Labour in Wales and has its rivals "on the run".
The party came within 4,500 votes of beating Labour into first place in the European elections in Wales in May.The party came within 4,500 votes of beating Labour into first place in the European elections in Wales in May.
Welsh Labour has launched an advertising campaign attacking Mr Farage as a "Thatcherite".Welsh Labour has launched an advertising campaign attacking Mr Farage as a "Thatcherite".
'Tanks on the lawn' During his speech to the conference, Mr Farage responded to Labour supporters saying UKIP is not welcome in Wales by saying: "It's a bit late mate, We're already here!"
Nathan Gill, UKIP's Welsh MEP, said: "It highlights the fact that we are the main challenger to Labour in Wales. We are excited about that. He said coming close to Labour in the European elections "was simply the most stunning result of the night".
"We have got Labour on the run," he added. He added: "Our progress electorally and organisationally in Wales is fantastic. We've trebled our membership here."
"We sense there is a change. People are no longer willing to vote blindly for Labour. We want to capitalise on that." On devolution Mr Farage took another swipe at Labour who lead the Welsh government.
Mr Gill said one of the main messages from the conference will be "parking our tanks on the lawn of Labour". "It isn't devolution that's failing Wales, it's the administration in Cardiff," Mr Farage said.
UKIP has opened campaign offices in Merthyr and Penarth, and is due to open another in Shotton, Flintshire, next week. Turning his attention to next year's general election, he said the party would target seven or eight Welsh seats in May and announced Welsh MEP Nathan Gill as the leader of UKIP in Wales.
The party says it is confident it will win a seat in Wales at the 2015 general election, although polls suggest it has a better chance of winning representation at the Welsh assembly elections in 2016. "It sends a signal we're taking Welsh politics seriously," he said.