Nigel Farage has given an update on his working relationship with Donald Trump (Image: Getty)
Nigel Farage has spoken out about his shrinking influence over Donald Trump. The Reform leader said he isn't speaking as often with the US President as he was during Trump's first term in office - and blamed Sir Keir Starmer for it.
In an interview with GB News, Farage said the Labour Party are "choosing to go their own route" with the White House but said he will offer help for "national interest". The Clacton MP emphasised that he would be prepared to work with Starmer to build bridges with the US President. Farage said: "What's really interesting is, in the first term I spoke to the White House quite a lot, but in this term I haven't because I can't be seen to interfere unless the government wants me to be useful or to be helpful. I have said, many times, that I don't just know the President, I know half of the cabinet."
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When asked if he had said that to Keir Starmer, Farage replied: "I've done it many times. They're choosing to go their own route and, fine, perhaps they're better qualified than me to do it. I just think that when it comes to people holding the big key jobs in economics, I just happen to know these people. I happen to be friendly with these people.
"I repeat the offer, if the government wants my help, I will help and I would do it. Even though they're a Labour government, I'd do it in the national interest."
Farage first met Trump after winning the Brexit referendum in 2016 and has been a vocal supporter of him since. Trump, who was then the presidential candidate for the Republican Party, was holding a rally and wanted Farage to speak.
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Despite being apprehensive to meet Trump, Farage was quickly charmed during their first private meeting. He said: "I was surprised, even slightly overwhelmed, by the warmth of his welcome and his huge support for Brexit."
After the rally, Farage described his speech as far from what he had previously done in "chilly village halls" in the UK during the Brexit campaign. He said he loved "every second" as the crowd went wild for the Brexit "victory of the little people over the Establishment".
"The atmosphere in the room was more like a rock concert than a political meeting," he said. This prompted Farage to make changes, and he went on to hold similar events as Reform UK leader during the 2024 General Election campaign.