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The UKIP leader says the Eurosceptic movement in the UK has often been "fractured" and "divided". But seeking to dismiss this notion, he praises the anti-EU umbrella campaigns, in particular UKIP donor Aaron Bank's Leave.eu campaign (formerly The Know campaign).

"UKIP will now stand hand in hand with Leave.eu, we will work together as a united force of all the European groups that want to leave the European Union," he tells conference.

Mr Farage concludes his speech, which lasted about half an hour, by declaring that "the tide has turned" and predicts the Eurosceptics can win the referendum, to be held by 2018.

And with that, the conference breaks for lunch, until 14:00 BST.

Nigel Farage criticises David Cameron's renegotiation strategy in Europe. He says UKIP must explain to people that the "risk" of staying in the EU is far greater than to leave it.

"Let's make the positive argument for trade and co-operation with Europe but let's talk about Britain's place in the world and who we are as a people," he adds, saying the UK is able and capable to negotiate its own trade deals on the world stage.

Nigel Farage refers to "soft Eurosceptics" who he says want to wait until the outcome of David Cameron's renegotiation before making up their mind, or who favour a double-referendum strategy. 

But they are "fundamentally wrong", he says, adding that the plebiscite must be fair and simple. He warns that to wait is to "play into the hands" of the PM. 

"But there is something dearer to my heart than party politics," Mr Farage goes on to say as he urges party to dedicate itself wholly to winning the EU referendum and ensuring Britain withdraws from the bloc. He tells the room:

Nigel Farage rejects the notion that the UKIP's bubble has burst, saying it is "alive and well" and is polling better than back in May.It is increasing its reach on social media, he says and predicts that next year, when various elections will be held, it will do well, noting that proportional representation systems will be used.

Nigel Farage's description of Labour's new leader as a "gift to UKIP" goes down well..

Nigel Farage says the party didn't just take votes from the Conservatives but Labour, too. He goes on take a swipe at Labour's direction under new leader Jeremy Corbyn, who he says is "a thousand miles away from Labour voters who have come to UKIP".

Mr Farage also criticises Mr Corbyn for agreeing to campaign for Britain to remain in the EU, saying that within a week of being in charge he's "capitulated" on his principles. He adds:

I was told I'd put too much emphasis on immigration, says Nigel Farage. He adds that he tried to warn before the election that the EU's common asylum policy would lead to "an exodus of biblical proportions" - and while "no-one noticed" his words have been proved to be right, he says. Immigration is now the number one issue for Britons, he adds.

He goes on to say the party can be proud of its general election performance, citing the party's increased share of the vote. That it didn't lead to any more seats for the party proves the need for electoral reform, he adds. But he says they can be thankful for the EU referendum, which would "never have happened without UKIP".

Plenty of applause for the UKIP leader from the conference floor.

Nigel Farage runs through the party's recent history, including its winning of the 2014 European elections, the Clacton by-election prompted by Douglas Carswell's defection to UKIP and Mark Reckless also jumping ship from the Tories to his party.

But the general election was "a whole different ball game", he adds, saying the party was up against, bigger and better funded parties. "We tried to broaden out the argument," he continues, but says that what decided the election was a big swing to the Tories, fuelled by "fear of that woman north of the border" aka the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon. But it successfully made the argument that "open door immigration" is "wholly irresponsible".

Nigel Farage recalls the aftermath of the general election, when he announced he would be stepping down as leader. He therefore didn't think he'd be making this conference speech, he says - but thanks to the response from the party, he's still in post, he adds.

After a short video showing a compilation of Nigel Farage's anti-EU speeches, the UKIP leader takes to the stage to a big round of applause from gathered activists and party members. His entrance music: the theme of Final Countdown, by Europe. The room gets to its feet to show its appreciation. The lights on smart phones are flashing as they try to get a picture of Mr Farage.

In one of the most unlikely tributes, Conservative MP Jacob Reed-Mogg was branded cool by the singer Jimmy Osmond.

If you were not up around midnight, you may have missed the pair talking political and non-political brands on This Week with Andrew Neil.

Jimmy said the press was not kind to the Osmonds and they "loved slagging us off because we were this Christian family that stayed together."

But the Tory MP, who's more likely to own a gramophone than an MP3 player, was asked about his own brand, and fellow panellist Alan Johnson called him a national treasure.

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William Dartmouth MEP, UKIP's international trade spokesman, is the warm up act for Nigel Farage, who is due to speak imminently. He's criticising the BBC, saying it has "replaced its mission to inform and educate with a mission to make as much mischief as possible for UKIP and those who support it". The evidence is clear, he continues, that the BBC is doing all it can to "stack the odds in the referendum".