Farage willing to work with Lord Mandelson to secure Trump trade deal
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Downing Street would not be drawn on whether Sir Keir Starmer would like Lord Mandelson to work with Mr Farage, but No10 insiders have made clear he will not be used as a bridge between the PM and Mr Trump. Nigel Farage has said he would be willing to help incoming ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson negotiate with the Trump administration.
Labour peer Lord Mandelson has indicated he believes the Reform UK leader, a friend of Mr Trump, could serve as a link between the British Government and the Republican president-elect. Downing Street would not be drawn on whether Sir Keir Starmer would like Lord Mandelson to work with Mr Farage, saying when asked only that the Prime Minister had “already started to begin to build a relationship with President-elect Trump”. But No10 insiders have made clear Mr Farage will not be being used as a bridge between Sir Keir and Mr Trump.
I am no fan of any of the people in the Labour Party, but if it is in the national interest I have always thought I could be a useful asset if they want to use that – but if they don’t, more fool them. Mr Farage has previously offered to use his relationship with Mr Trump and his team to act as a bridge between them and the UK Government.
He told The Telegraph he would be willing to work with people in the Labour Party if it was in the “national interest”. “I am no fan of any of the people in the Labour Party, but if it is in the national interest I have always thought I could be a useful asset if they want to use that – but if they don’t, more fool them,” the Clacton MP said.
