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Mark Reckless on course for Ukip win in Rochester

Tory defector Mark Reckless is on course to win back his Commons seat for Ukip in the upcoming by-election in Rochester and Strood, according to a new opinion poll.

The survey by Survation for the Mail on Sunday has Ukip nine points ahead of the Conservatives in the constituency.

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Nigel Farage's conference speech notes left on lectern

Nigel Farage delivered his Ukip conference speech from what appeared to be two pages of hastily-scribbled notes.

They were sitting next to a pipe - given to him as a gift by a previous speaker - on his lectern.

Nigel Farage's conference speech notes Credit: ITV News

The notes contain a series of cues and slogans - some of which are illegible - rather than fully-formed sentences.

The first page is entitled "Conference Speech" under which are the words: "One year on Victory ... WE DID IT"

Other phrases in the notes include "Home front," "Time of change" and "Ukip positive political movement".

Next to the words "Scottish referendum" it says "ENGLAND VOICE". and next to "Immigration" it says "numbers out of control".

The final words on the page are: "Hold balance power referendum".

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