Trump’s threat that the US could end support for NATO unless the European powers significantly up their budgets for military spending, his declaration that he intends to end the “loser” war in Ukraine,

British Treasury minister Darren Jones says the government is "unlikely" to accept Nigel Farage's offer to act as an intermediary with US President-elect Donald Trump.

Defence secretary John Healey dismissed a suggestion that Nigel Farage could assist the government in its relationship with Donald Trump. The Reform UK leader has offered to be “useful as an interlocutor” between the Labour and the president-elect as they have “a great relationship” and knows people he believes will be in Mr Trump’s administration for “quite a long time”.

Treasury secretary Darren Jones has said Labour is “unlikely” to accept Nigel Farage's offer of acting as an interlocutor between the UK and the US. The Reform UK leader offered to help in the name of “national interest” as he has a close relationship with president-elect,