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Donald Trump: Nigel Farage would be great UK ambassador Donald Trump: Nigel Farage would be great UK ambassador
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President-elect Donald Trump has said UKIP leader Nigel Farage would make a good British ambassador to the US.President-elect Donald Trump has said UKIP leader Nigel Farage would make a good British ambassador to the US.
Mr Trump said "many people" would like to see Mr Farage as ambassador and he would do a "great job".Mr Trump said "many people" would like to see Mr Farage as ambassador and he would do a "great job".
Mr Farage helped Mr Trump during his US presidential election campaign and was the first British politician to meet him following his victory. Mr Farage, who helped Mr Trump during his US presidential election campaign, said the suggestion had come as a "bolt from the blue", adding: "If I could help the UK in any way I would".
This was seen by some as a snub to UK Prime Minister Theresa May who will not meet Mr Trump until early next year. But No 10 rejected the suggestion, saying "there is no vacancy".
Mr Trump tweeted: "Many people would like to see @Nigel_Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States. He would do a great job!"Mr Trump tweeted: "Many people would like to see @Nigel_Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States. He would do a great job!"
Mr Farage, who is UKIP's interim leader, met Mr Trump at Trump Tower in New York, and said there was a "real opportunity" for improved UK trade with the US. Mr Farage, who is UKIP's interim leader, was the first British politician to meet him after his victory, and said there was a "real opportunity" for improved UK trade with the US.
He also spoke in support of Mr Trump at election rallies in the US during the campaign.He also spoke in support of Mr Trump at election rallies in the US during the campaign.
He said: "It's all a bit of a shock to me. No one had mentioned the idea to me but I have good relations with his team and if I could help the UK in any way I would."
Mr Farage said he had good relations with Mr Trump and his team and urged Mrs May to take advantage of that.
He said he was "thoughtful" about the ambassador suggestion and described Mr Trump as "a serious anglophile and a friend of this country".
The president-elect's meeting with Mr Farage was seen by some as a snub to UK Prime Minister Theresa May, who will not meet Mr Trump until early next year.
Mr Trump has spoken to Mrs May by phone and there have been other contacts between British ministers and representatives of the incoming administration.Mr Trump has spoken to Mrs May by phone and there have been other contacts between British ministers and representatives of the incoming administration.
A Downing Street spokesman said: "There is no vacancy. We have an excellent ambassador to the US."
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said he understood that Downing Street was adamant there would be no role for Mr Farage.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron tweeted that the suggestion of Mr Farage as UK ambassador to the US was a "frankly stupid idea".
He added: "I have more diplomacy in my little finger. But what's more worrying is the axing of TPP."
Mr Farron was referring to Mr Trump's announcement that he would quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in office.