UKIP is assembling at
Doncaster Racecourse for its annual conference, riding high on some major victories over the past few months and preparing for a by - election that could well secure the party its first seat in the Commons and, next year, for a general election that will see the leader himself, Nigel Farage, contesting a parliamentary seat.
As UKIP's conference opens at
Doncaster Racecourse, some top party figures have suggested David Cameron timed the recall of Parliament to push them out of the headlines.