It’s the question all of Westminster is asking. If Donald Trump wins, who will be our next man in Washington? One person definitely not in the running is Nigel Farage, longtime friend and ally of the Republican president. At The Spectator’s Americano event last night, the Clacton MP told host Freddy Gray that he definitely will not become the new British ambassador, saying:
Clearly I’ve decided to get back into elected politics, so I’m off the table. But I repeat the point that if this government needs any help with relationships with Trump 47, I will do all that I can.
Will David Lammy take up such an offer? Don’t hold your breath eh. Farage did note that Trump tipped him for the post in 2016, joking that that ‘Had I got the job of the UK ambassador in Washington, it would have been a very good thing – you would never have seen a wine cellar like it.
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