Nigel Farage has mentioned he’s keen to assist incoming US ambassador Lord Mandelson negotiate with Donald Trump’s administration.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appointed the previous New Labour minister earlier this month. He is because of take up his new function in Washington early subsequent 12 months.
Within the days after his appointment, one of many managers of Mr Trump’s presidential election marketing campaign, Chris LaCivita, described him as an “absolute moron”.
However Mr Farage says he’s keen to make use of his connections with Group Trump within the nationwide curiosity to assist foster good US-UK relations – regardless of his political variations with Sir Keir’s authorities.
He instructed the Every day Telegraph: “I am no fan of any of the people in the Labour Party, but if it is in the national interest I have always thought I could be a useful asset if they want to use that – but if they don’t, more fool them.”
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Mr Farage speaks at a Trump marketing campaign occasion in Arizona in 2020. Pic: Reuters
The Reform UK MP mentioned he might assist with talks on commerce, tariffs, intelligence-sharing and countering terrorism as a result of “a lot of the members of the president’s cabinet are friends of mine, and many of them long-term friends”.
“I know these people, and in terms of trade, in terms of defence and in terms of intelligence, the US is our most important relationship in the world – forget Brussels,” he mentioned.
Mr Farage first met Mr Trump after the Brexit vote in 2016 – and the pair declare to have been associates ever since.
The Clacton-on-Sea MP was seen at a number of Republican marketing campaign occasions within the run-up to the 5 November US election.
However he instructed the Telegraph he fears the federal government could also be “so split… they might not want to take up my offer”.
On appointing the previous New Labour minister, Sir Keir Starmer mentioned: “The United States is one of our most important allies and as we move into a new chapter in our friendship, Peter will bring unrivalled experience to the role and take our partnership from strength to strength.”
