With the UK General Election coming up in May it's been particularly important to have a Manx presence at the party conferences.
That from Chief Minister Allan Bell, who was at the Conservative conference last week and the Labour one before that.
There are also Manx government representatives at the Liberal Democrat one this week.
Mr Bell says it's key to be there for a number of reasons:Clip 1
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