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UKIP has struggled badly since helping to secure a leave vote in the 2016 EU referendum.
Earlier this week the party's newly-elected UK leader, Richard Braine, said he would not be attending the conference due to "low ticket sales".
Party chair Kirstan Herriot described the decision as "an insult".
Having come out on top across the UK in the 2014 European elections, UKIP finished eighth this time around, losing all its MEPs as the Brexit Party - led by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage - swept to victory, raising further questions about UKIP's future and relevance.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-49754055
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Looks like UKIP have had their day.
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Labour MP Harriet Harman says she will "not back down" in the race to replace John Bercow as Commons Speaker, despite objections from her local party.
Members in Camberwell and Peckham, London, voted to urge her to pull out, and hinted they could run a candidate against her at the next election.
But the ex-Labour deputy leader said her devotion to her constituency would be "unshakeable" if she became Speaker.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49769007
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Obviously determined to drink from the poisoned chalice.