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Mr Trump and the interim Ukip leader have struck up a political friendship in recent months, with Mr Farage sharing a stage with the Republican over the summer.

Asked on LBC if his closeness with the billionaire businessman could mean a role in the Trump administration, Mr Farage refused to rule it out.

“He loves this country,” he said on LBC on the night of the US election. “Well I am hoping he’ll be in need of a proper Eurosceptic ambassador in Brussels to the European Union.

“I would rather like that job.”

He added, acknowledging the convention that ambassadors are representatives of their own country: "Being a foreigner will not disqualify me. As long as we can bring the EU down, it doesn't matter how we do it."

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