While the party establishment loathes Farage, Conservative members greeted him with open arms and requests for selfies after he arrived on Monday afternoon.
The Conservative Party has always been a broad church, with competing factions jostling for supremacy.
But Conservative Party members are rather different to the general public.
Supporters applaud as Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during the Conservative Party annual conference on Wednesday.
Bookmakers' odds on the next UK general election are displayed outside the Manchester venue for the Conservative Party Conference on October 4, 2023.
Persons:
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Locations:
Manchester, England, “, North, Midlands, London, Sunak