Britain's UKIP takes on Tories, Labour as elections loom The anti-EU UK Independence Party announced on Friday that it would reach out to traditional left-wing voters ahead of next year's general election. Speaking at its national conference in the northern English town of Doncaster, party leader Nigel Farage said UKIP was 'parking our tanks on the Labour Party's lawn.' Farage also praised Douglas Carswell, a recent defector to UKIP from the Conservatives, who could become its first MP in a by-election on October 9th. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES