Donald Trump has distanced himself from the British Ambassador in Washington, saying he “does not know” Kim Darroch after the leak of the diplomat’s unflattering cables on Sunday.

The claim was undermined by the cables themselves in which Mr Darroch describes several meetings with the US President.

The ambassador noted that he “always found him [Mr Trump] to be absolutely charming” but that the former reality TV star “radiates insecurity” and his administration was a “uniquely dsyfunctonal environment.”

Several top-ranking Trump officials were also regular attendees at events thrown at the British Embassy.