When Nigel met Donald

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Nigel Farage is the first UK politician to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his New York base Trump Towers.

The acting leader of Ukip and several others close to the MEP met with Trump less than a week after the businessman was elected as the next President of the US in a surprise result to the election.

The meeting took place amid speculation that Farage is being  lined up for a role within the Trump camp.

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Farage spent more than an hour speaking with Trump covering topics that included Brexit and the bust of Sir Winston Churchill.

"It was a great honour to spend time with Donald Trump," said Farage, expressing confidence in the UK-US relationship.

"He was relaxed, and full of good ideas. I'm confident he will be a good President. His support for the U.S.-UK relationship is very strong. This is a man with whom we can do business".

He added: "I was especially pleased at his very positive reaction to the idea that Sir Winston Churchill's bust should be put back in the Oval Office."

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Also at the meeting was Arron Banks, a major Ukip donor and Leave campaigner, and Rahemm Kassam, a former aide to Farage who last month withdrew from the Ukip leadership race.

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May has been invited to meet with Trump "as soon as possible" after speaking to each other in a telephone call last week. However, there have been suggestions that the President-elect snubbed her, calling nine other world leaders before her.