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Nigel Farage has written to the EU’s top Brexit negotiator demanding a one-to-one meeting in a bid to speed up the UK’s exit from the bloc.

Unhappy with the way current Government talks are progressing, former Ukip leader Mr Farage penned an open letter to Michel Barnier asking for a meeting with him in Brussels.

The brief but succinct letter, revealed by Mr Farage on his LBC radio show, read: “Dear Monsieur Barnier, as you appear to be conducting a series of meetings with UK political figures on the issue of Brexit I wish to make a request.

“As leader of the party UKIP, which won the European Elections of 2014 I would like to hold a meeting with you in Brussels.

“It seems that you are listening to a group of people who want to stop or delay Brexit.

“I will come to speak for the 17.4 million who did not vote for a transition deal or any further delays and whose resolve is getting stronger.”

He finishes with: “I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Nigel Farage, MEP.”

The staunch Brexiteer, who stepped down from as Ukip's leader in November last year, wrote the letter after discovering Michel Barnier had met with a cross-party group of politicians on Monday.

Mr Barnier met with ex-deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, Tory MP Ken Clarke and Labour’s Lord Adonis in Brussels on Monday – a trio who backed Britain to stay in the EU.

A spokesman for the European Commission said the meeting signalled that Mr Barnier’s door was “always open”.

Theresa May’s former advisor Nick Timothy claimed on Twitter that the visit “undermines Britain’s negotiating position”.

It comes as the Prime Minister is aiming to secure a leaving deal with the EU by October or November next year.

But whether Parliament will get a vote on agreement or a right to amend has yet been decided.

MPs who are supporting a softer pro-business Brexit deal have pleaded for Parliament to be kept involved.