READ: Conservatives party like it’s 2016
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It is unclear how UKIP will perform in the UK general election on May 7, as some of its supporters were seen as casting protest votes last year and could return to the established Conservative and Labour parties when more is at stake. But Farage, who has cultivated a image as a blunt talker and is often pictured with a pint of beer in his hand, has persuaded several Conservative members of parliament to join his party already, and could be a spoiler for Cameron come election day.