Nigel Farage has been pictured enjoying a night out with his flatmate and rumoured girlfriend Laure Ferrari.

The former Ukip leader, 53, was spotted chatting with the French politician, 37, outside a pub in London on Friday night.

An onlooker said the pair were locked in conversation throughout the night before they both made a discreet exit in a chauffeur-driven Range Rover.

Nigel Farage has been pictured enjoying a night out with his flatmate and rumoured girlfriend Laure Ferrari

Onlookers said Mr Farage's 'attention seemed to be on one woman all night'

Rumours that the couple are an item have circulated since it emerged in February that Ms Ferrari had been staying in Mr Farage's £4million home in Chelsea.

Yet witnesses on Friday night said the pair both seemed cautious about being spotted together.

Mr Farage, who is currently separated from his wife of 18 years Kirsten Mehr, reportedly made sure he was not being watched before taking his leave.

A witness said: 'Farage's attention only seemed to be on one woman throughout the evening.

'At the end of the night, she made her exit and got into the back seat of his car.

'A few minutes later - after looking around to see if anyone was watching - Farage also made his escape.'

Mr Farage and Ms Ferrari leave the bar together in a chauffeur-driven Range Rover

Ms Ferrari has been romantically linked with Mr Farage for several months

When news broke earlier this year that Ms Ferrari had been staying in Mr Farage's home, The MEP played it down.

He said at the time: 'She is someone I have worked with and known for a long time who wanted somewhere to stay for a week that wouldn't cost her any money.

'It's a working relationship. You can inflate it however you want to.'

But in June he and Ms Ferrari were filmed dancing intimately together at a party celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum.

An onlooker told The Sun: 'There was no question that they were a couple. Laure was putting on quite a display.

Valerie Fox, pictured, claimed she kissed Mr Farage on a flight in April

'She seemed to twerk a bit and was all over Nigel. From the look on his face, he was loving every minute.'

It came two months after glamour model Valerie Fox, 30, claimed she 'snogged' Mr Farage on a steamy Virgin Atlantic flight from Atlanta to London.

According to the adult star, the couple had toyed with the idea of joining the 'Mile High Club' but decided that the risk of getting caught was far too great.

Ms Fox claimed they then went back to her London flat after the plane touched down.

She told reporters she asked Mr Farage at the time if he had a girlfriend to which she claims he gave an ambiguous answer.

'He played it down,' she said. 'He said he had someone he was dating, kind of. But then he's not going to say, 'I've got a girlfriend who I love and adore' when he's got his hand on my thigh, is he?'

Mr Farage denied the model's claims that they kissed on the flight.

'I was chatted up by somebody on a plane, who asked me for a lift,' he said. 'Out of courtesy I obliged. And when the woman wanted things to go further I walked away. Since then there have been lots of enticements, all of which have been dutifully ignored.'