Nigel Farage has revealed that Donald Trump's inner team have reservations about Theresa May's Government after he met the president-elect in New York.

The interim Ukip leader, who became the first foreign politician to meet the newly-elected Mr Trump on Saturday, told the Telegraph that the Republican's team raised concerns about comments by Mrs May and her cabinet in the run-up to the US election.

Despite the concerns, Mr Farage said he is "extremely optimistic" about the prospect of a post-Brexit trade deal after meeting Mr Trump and his advisers at Trump Tower.

Mr Farage used his hour-long meeting with Mr Trump to persuade him to return a bust of Sir Winston Churchill to the Oval Office.