For someone who wanted his life back after the bruising EU referendum campaign, Nigel Farage is in the news an awful lot. Even if he tried to, he cannot avoid the limelight. This is hardly surprising because the political upheaval in which he has been a principal player continues to reverberate both here and overseas.

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has made Mr Farage one of the most recognisable Britons in America because he supported the winner when most others ran a mile.

Yet the political establishment in this country simply cannot bring itself to admit the impact Mr Farage has had. After the referendum he was treated like a pariah by people who assumed the role of “delivering Brexit”, even though they had been on the losing side.