'He TRUSTS me!' Nigel Farage rages at the 'cesspit' establishment after PM DISMISSES call from Donald Trump for him to become ambassador to the US

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Nigel Farage vented his rage at the 'cesspit' establishment today after Downing Street dismissed Donald Trump's extraordinary call for him to become Britain's ambassador to the US.

No10 insisted the key post will not be vacant for at least four years after the president-elect tweeted that the Ukip leader would do a 'great job' as the UK's man in Washington.

Trump's intervention on behalf of his friend left ministers scrambling for a response, and raises more doubts about the prospects for a Special Relationship with Theresa May after he takes charge of the White House.

Mr Farage - who has blasted current ambassador Sir Kim Darroch as a 'fanatical Europhile' and warned his views will be unacceptable to the incoming commander-in-chief - said Trump was 'a very loyal man'.

'It is called trust and it is how the whole world of business operates,' he said.

'The world has changed. It's time that Downing Street did too... 

'Sadly, the cesspit that is career politics understands nothing of this. In their world the concept of trust is transitory.'

Nigel Farage would do a great job as the UK's ambassador in Whashington, Donald Trump said

The president-elect said that 'many people' wanted to see the interim Ukip leader as the UK's senior diplomat in Washington.

However, the Prime Minister's spokesman said there was 'no vacancy' and praised Sir Kim for doing 'very good' work building links on the other side of the Atlantic.

'There is no vacancy. We already have an excellent ambassador to the US,' the spokesman said.

The spokesman pointed out that Sir Kim had only taken up his post in January this year. 

'Traditionally US ambassadors have done four years or even longer stints... we have chosen our ambassador,' they added.  

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told the House of Commons that Sir Kim was 'first rate' and reiterated that there is 'no vacancy'.

Theresa May, pictured in Downing St today, has indicated she hopes to have a Reagan-Thatcher style relationship with Trump

The ambassador was in London today to brief the government's National Security Council, and had a meeting Mrs May.

The PM's spokesman declined to give details of their discussions, but said her view remained that Sir Kim was doing a 'fantastic job'.

The president-elect's endorsement is a fresh embarrassment for the Prime Minister, who had to be content with a short telephone call from Mr Trump when, in contrast, Farage was given a personal tour of the new leader of the free world's lavish New York home.

Brits on Twitter reacted with sheer disbelief - suggesting that the president-elect was 'trolling the entire UK'.

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker also waded into the row by suggesting that Mr Trump was a 'parody' and 'Nigel the diplomat' was cockney rhyming slang. 

Last week Mrs May stamped on calls for Nigel Farage to help build bridges with Donald Trump as she accelerated her own plans to meet the president-elect.

The Prime Minister said there was no role for the interim Ukip leader as the 'third person' in a relationship with Mr Trump, which will be modelled on the Thatcher-Reagan era.

Officials are investigating whether Mrs May and Mr Trump can meet before his inauguration on January 20.

Writing on the Breitbart website - whose former executive chairman Stephen Bannon has been appointed Mr Trump's chief strategist - Mr Farage said: 'The political revolution of 2016 now sees a new order in charge of Washington. In the United Kingdom the people have spoken but the players at the top have, I am afraid, stayed the same.

Twitter users reacted with disbelief to the president-elect's intervention, suggesting he was 'trolling the entire UK'

'Those who supported Remain now hold senior positions. Worst still, those who were openly abusive about Trump now pretend to be his friend. It is career politics at its worst and it is now getting in the way of the national interest.

'At every stage I am greeted by negative comments coming out of Downing Street. The dislike of me, Ukip and the referendum result is more important to them than what could be good for our country.'

Such is the worry in Whitehall about the special relationship that Theresa May is set to use the Queen as her 'secret weapon' to win over Donald Trump by asking Her Majesty to invite the President-elect to Windsor Castle.

Mrs May upset the president elect last year after she criticised him publicly for his comments on a 'total shutdown' of Muslim into the US, however, she did reject calls for him to be banned from the UK.

But Mr Trump's latest tweet about his friend will pile on more pressure for Mrs May to put aside their differences and ask Mr Farage for help.   

Friends: Farage came to the US to support Trump on the campaign trail and the president elect said that America had been inspired by the Brexit campaign

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker also waded into the row, suggesting that Mr Trump was running a 'parody' Twitter account

Farage and Trump have become firm friends after he helped his campaign in the US.

After successfully campaigning for Britain to leave the EU Mr Farage joined Mr Trump at a rally in Jackson, Mississippi, where he was lauded as 'the man behind Brexit'.

Following a campaign run on similar anti-establishment lines to the Leave campaign, the Republican described a victory as 'Brexit plus plus plus' on the eve of the vote.

Days after the win the pair appeared together in a golden lift following a private meeting at the president-elect's New York residence, Trump Tower.

WHO IS SIR KIM DARROCH, OUR MAN IN WASHINGTON? 

Sir Kim Darroch is a true Westminster insider - having spent three decades in the civil service.

The 62-year-old was chosen to succeed Sir Peter Westmacott at the beginning of this year, when David Cameron was still PM.

Prior to that he had been Mr Cameron's adviser on national security for four years.

And from 2007 to 2011 he was the UK's permanent representative to the EU - sparking claims that he was too committed to keeping us in the bloc.

Downing Street has dismissed criticism that Sir Kim failed to prepare for the possibility of a Trump victory in the US elections.

Sir Kim  faced embarrassment following the result when a leaked memo revealed his belief that the president-elect will be 'open to outside influence'. 

By comparison Mrs May had only spoken to Mr Trump over the phone, after reportedly waiting for a string of other leaders to congratulate the winner.

No 10 later rejected suggestions Mr Farage could be the 'third person' in the relationship between the PM and her US counterpart and insisted that the Government had 'well-established' channels of communication.

In the immediate wake of Mr Trump's election a leaked memo reportedly sent by Britain's incumbent ambassador, Sir Kim Darroch, sought to reassure the Government that UK diplomats were 'well placed' to capitalise on change at the White House.

However Mr Farage said it was 'obvious' that Sir Kim, who took over in January, should resign as he was part of the 'old regime'.

'His world view, and the world view of the Trump team are going to be diametrically opposed and I would have thought it would be sensible to put someone there who was likely to get on with Team Trump,' he told Sky News.

'I don't think I will be the ambassadorial type. Whatever talents or flaws I have got I don't think diplomacy is at the top of my list of skills.'

Trump's intervention marks an extraordinary fortnight for Mr Farage. 

Theresa May had to be content with a mere telephone call from Trump on the day after he won.

In contrast, Farage was given a tour of new leader of the free world's New York home with its floor-to-ceiling marble, gilded columns and pilasters, its gaudy crystal chandeliers dripping with gilt, and a huge fresco depicting the Greek god Apollo crossing the heavens in his chariot.

Farage and four of his close allies from the referendum campaign were mesmerised by the lavish surroundings they found themselves in – a Renoir on the wall was 'magnificent', commented one of them, while the bronze classical statue of Eros and Psyche was 'striking' and the views overlooking Central Park were the best in New York.

Trump enlisted Farage's help during the campaign because, like him, Farage was a political outsider – and had stunned the political establishment over Brexit.

Farage spoke at a political rally in Mississippi for Trump in August, and Trump had famously issued that clarion cry: 'It's gonna be Brexit plus, plus, plus!'

The invitation for Farage to join Trump in New York came in the early hours of Wednesday when it was clear Hillary Clinton was heading for a shock defeat. It was offered by Steve Bannon, chief executive of the Trump campaign, who has been hotly tipped to play a key role at the White House.  

Farage whipped the crowd into a frenzy when he said Trump could – and would – win. 'You can beat the pollsters in this presidential race. We did it with Brexit. You can do the same'

Mr Farage hinted that he was ready to take on the key role as ambassador to the US

Farage and his party's visit coincided with an anti-Trump protest of 30,000 people outside Trump Tower – and a nervous US Secret Service ordered the building to be 'locked down'. No one was allowed in or out for four-and-a-half hours.

At one point, Farage and his team ventured on to a 21st-floor balcony for a cigarette, looking down on the milling mob of protesters. Security ordered them in, fearing they could be a target for snipers.

Trump's intervention is a snub to Theresa May and current ambassador Sir Kim Darroch, pictured behind Tony Blair in 2007 when he was a European policy advisor

It came after Mr Farage tore up his pledge to quit frontline politics, saying he would stand for Parliament if there is a by-election in the seat where he has run previously.

The acting Ukip leader, 50, vowed to use his relationship with the President-elect Donald Trump to finally win a seat as an MP.

He said he would 'have to' stand again for South Thanet in Kent if corruption claims against the Tories lead to a New Year re-run of the vote.

Mr Farage's comeback bid came days after he flew to New York and became the first British politician to meet Mr Trump since he won the US presidential election.

Police are investigating whether the Tories broke spending rules in the Kent seat at the last general election, when the Conservatives successfully fought off a challenge by the Ukip leader.

The inquiry could lead to the result being declared void and a re-run taking place.

Mr Farage – who was furious after Theresa May rejected his offer to help the UK build a better relationship with Mr Trump - said the Tories had 'cheated' in South Thanet.

He told the Mail on Sunday: 'I suspect one of the reasons Downing Street is being so vile about me – just when I can play a positive role with Trump – is because they are worried this may come back to bite them.'

When asked if he would stand if there were a re-run, Mr Farage answered: 'I'd have to.'

If a by-election in Thanet takes place, it will be the Ukip leader's eighth bid to become an MP.

THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: HOW FARAGE AND TRUMP BECAME FRIENDS AFTER UKIP MEP HELPED HIS US CAMPAIGN

Nigel Farage (pictured centre with Donald Trump) met the president-elect in his Trump Tower penthouse with Ukip donor Arron Banks (second from left), Leave.EU communications chief Andy Wigmore (second from right) and former Ukip aide Raheem Kassam (right). Mr Trump's pollster Gerry Gunster (pictured left) helped with the Brexit campaign and also joined the gathering on Saturday night in New York

As is common for Nigel Farage, his path to friendship with Trump all began with a few drinks. 

After the Republican Convention in July, when Trump was endorsed as candidate, the hard-drinking Leave.EU communications chief Andy Wigmore and Nigel Farage were celebrating in a bar in Ohio late at night. 

Wigmore introduced Farage to staff of Mississippi governor Phil Bryant, one of the few Republicans publicly backing Trump. They got on so well they were invited to meet Bryant the following month.

Four weeks later Farage, Businessman Arron Banks, 50, and Wigmore met at Heathrow to fly to the US. They downed three 'cappuccino martinis', one of Farage's favourite drinks.

On the plane they got through four bottles of red wine.

They were picked up in a blacked-out limousine with security staff and whisked off to meet Bryant and his wife Deborah at their colonial-style mansion.

A selfie taken outside Trump Tower and posted on Twitter shows (left to right) Mr Kassam, Mr Banks, Mr Farage and Mr Wigmore. Mr Kassam tagged it 'The Brex Pistols'

In the car an aide of the governor talked Farage through the schedule, which included an interview on Mississippi's main radio station, a visit to the Mississippi government headquarters, lunch with supporters and a speech at a private fundraising event with Trump and his backers. It was to be billed 'Mr Brexit meets Mr Trump'.

In his book The Bad Boys Of Brexit, Banks reveals Farage dominated the fundraiser. 'The guests could not get enough of Nigel's 25-year battle against the EU and victory in the referendum.'

Farage's speech was given a standing ovation. Banks' book says: 'Trump called Farage back on stage and showered him with plaudits and drew parallels between the Brexit campaign and his own.'

Trump then got Farage to speak at an event in front of a crowd of 15,000 people later that same day. Trump dropped the former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who had initially been scheduled to make the speech.

Farage duly whipped the crowd into a frenzy when he said Trump could – and would – win. 'You can beat the pollsters in this presidential race. We did it with Brexit. You can do the same.

'If I was an American citizen I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if you paid me. In fact, I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if she paid me.'

The crowd went wild. Trump loved it. After the speech, as Trump was heading to his private jet for the next leg of his exhausting election tour, he saw Farage, Banks and Wigmore and said: 'Those boys look like trouble.'

Back in Britain, Farage was publicly criticised by senior Ukip figures for embracing Trump. They feared that it would damage the Ukip brand and they criticised him for becoming involved in an overseas election.

Farage told me last night: 'Anyone who knows Donald Trump says he is very loyal to people who have been loyal to him. Trump knew members of my own party turned against me.

'He appreciated what I had done. Meeting with us on Saturday was payback.

'As for my own role, I would say that some of the noises about Trump coming out from the children advising Theresa May are so juvenile. Downing Street should be having a constructive conversation. If I can help that I will.'

You have Farage we'll take Clinton! MPs mock Trump over ambassador call

MPs have mocked Donald Trump's call for Nigel Farage to be the UK's ambassador to the US - retorting that Hillary Clinton should be America's top diplomat in London.

The jokey suggestion came as Downing Street scrambled to work out how to handle the tweet by the president-elect.

No10 has insisted there is 'no vacancy' and Sir Kim Darroch will stay in the key post for at least four years.

Speaking at Foreign Office questions in the Commons, Tory MP Sir Simon Burns - a big supporter of defeated Democrat Mrs Clinton - poked fun at the tycoon's 'extremely generous' advice.

Tory MP Sir Simon Burns suggested an exchange, with Nigel Farage becoming ambassador to the US and Hillary Clinton becoming the top US diplomat in London

'Although there is no vacancy, would the Foreign Secretary think this is extremely generous of Donald Trump to suggest who should be our ambassador in the United States?' he said.

'And in that measure of fraternity, might he suggest that the best person to fill the vacancy of the ambassador to the United Kingdom next year would be Hillary Rodham Clinton?'

Keith Simpson, the Tory MP for Broadland, said: 'I think we are all relieved that the Foreign Secretary has ruled out Mr Farage.

'In this post-truth world, we might have assumed that he might have been sympathetic given they had campaigned together so remarkably on Brexit.

'But can the Foreign Secretary perhaps outline to the House his thinking in terms of what he is going to say when he visits the United States of America about our future relations - given that we have always been the conduit between Europe and the United States of America?'

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: 'As the House knows full well, we have a first rate ambassador in Washington doing a very good job of relating both with the present administration and with the administration to be, and there is no vacancy for that position.'