Nigel Farage has become the first British politician to meet Donald Trump since the US election and tried to persuade him to return a bust of Sir Winston Churchill to the Oval Office.

The interim Ukip leader, who spent an hour with the president-elect on Saturday, said Mr Trump expressed excitement over the idea.

The bust was removed by Barack Obama in 2008, prompting a furious reaction from leading British politicians. They included Boris Johnson, who is now Foreign Secretary.

Mr Farage said: "It was a great honour to spend time with Donald Trump. He was relaxed and full of good ideas. I'm confident he will be a good president. His support for the US-UK relationship is very strong. This is a man with whom we can do business.