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Thu 05 May 2004United Kingdom Independence Party on the march, say pollstersCountry profile/United Kingdom: Europe finally made it as an issue in Britain's European election campaign this week - courtesy of a poll predicting that the United Kingdom Independence Party is on the march.According to pollsters YouGov the "British withdrawal" party is set to emulate the Green Party sensation of 15 years ago by pushing the Liberal Democrats into fourth place and claiming between eight and 12 seats in the new European Parliament.