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| Nigel Farage says he will not be offered a job in Donald Trump's administration | Nigel Farage says he will not be offered a job in Donald Trump's administration |
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| Nigel Farage has not been offered a job in Donald Trump's administration, but warned the government it would be "short sighted" to continue to criticise him following his meeting with the President-elect. | |
| The interim Ukip leader became the first foreign politician to meet Mr Trump on Saturday after the billionaire's surprise election victory. | |
| Mr Farage told Sky News he would be "very happy" to help parliament in its dealings with Mr Trump and did not deny he had been in touch with government ministers about this possibility. | |
| While he acknowledged there was animosity towards him among elected ministers, he said he would be able to "mend some fences" between the US and the UK. | |
| "I’m not going to be working for the American administration. Of course I’m not," he said. | "I’m not going to be working for the American administration. Of course I’m not," he said. |
| "If I can be useful in any way to the British government then I am very happy to do so, although it would appear that the apparatchiks in Downing Street keep saying very negative things about me," he said. | "If I can be useful in any way to the British government then I am very happy to do so, although it would appear that the apparatchiks in Downing Street keep saying very negative things about me," he said. |
| "I would have thought that was a little bit short-sighted, frankly. If we’re honest, there are la lot of people in this conservative government and senior staff in Downing Street who were very rude [about Trump]". | "I would have thought that was a little bit short-sighted, frankly. If we’re honest, there are la lot of people in this conservative government and senior staff in Downing Street who were very rude [about Trump]". |
| However, the government confirmed that Mr Farage will not assist with the UK's relations with the Trump administration. | |
| Senior Conservative Crispin Blunt said it is “completely implausible” the Ukip leader would take up such a role. | Senior Conservative Crispin Blunt said it is “completely implausible” the Ukip leader would take up such a role. |