Nigel Farage today claimed Theresa May has banned Cabinet ministers from talking to him.

The former Ukip leader has repeatedly humiliated the Prime Minister since Donald Trump's shock election victory by exploiting the Government's lack of relations with the President-elect's team.

He flew over to New York for a second meeting with Team Trump last week and Mr Trump has suggested Mr Farage would make a good UK ambassador to the US.

In an interview today he hit out at Downing Street's 'small-minded' and 'petty' move to deny him even an informal role to help smooth relations with Mr Trump.

Nigel Farage, pictured in Trump Tower on Thursday, today claimed Theresa May has banned Cabinet ministers from talking to him

Mr Farage, who is so far the only British politician to meet the Republican since his victory, said he wants to be a 'bridge' between Mr Trump's US and the UK.

Downing Street did not comment on Mr Farage's latest remarks but previously brushed off the chances of him becoming a go-between, insisting there was 'no vacancy'.

Mr Farage told BBC Radio 4: 'If you wanted to get business from the biggest company in the world and there was someone there that had the contacts and connections, the first thing you do is to employ that person.

'I find the fact that Downing Street don't want to acknowledge me, have banned cabinet ministers from even talking to me, it shows you the sort of very small-minded, petty, tribal level that British politics is at - it's a shame.'

Mr Farage, who is so far the only British politician to meet the Republican since his victory, said he wants to be a 'bridge' between Mr Trump's US and the UK. Pictured, Donald Trump holds a Thank You rally in Alabama yesterday

Theresa May, pictured leaving a EU summit in Brussels last Thursday, has repeatedly been embarrassed by Nigel Farage, who has exploited her lack of relations with Team Trump

But International Trade Secretary Liam Fox denied he had been banned from takling to Mr Farage. ‘I’ve not had any such instruction,' he told the Andrew Marr show.

Responding to a question about a spike in hate crime after the EU referendum, Mr Farage said he has received 10 death threats in the last two weeks.

He added: 'Have there been yobs and louts that have behaved badly since Brexit? Yes. But, you know what, they were behaving badly before Brexit.'

Last month, Mr Farage was pictured grinning in a gold-plated lift alongside the president-elect at his New York skyscraper.