Keir Starmer should be prepared to use populist Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as a “bridgehead” to working with US President-elect Donald Trump, according to a key ally of the British prime minister who’s tipped to become the UK’s next ambassador to Washington.

Lord Mandelson has urged the Government to use Nigel Farage to help build better relationships with Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The New Labour grandee, seen as a front-runner to become the next UK ambassador to the US,

Lord Peter Mandelson has urged Sir Keir Starmer to use Nigel Farage as a bridge between Donald Trump’s incoming administration and the UK.The Labour peer, who is the favourite to be named as the next British ambassador to the UK,

The Labour peer, who is widely tipped to be the UK's next ambassador to the US, said the Reform leader could be a "bridgehead".

Donald Trump's victory means Nigel Farage "has a shot" of being Prime Minister at the next general election, Theo Usherwood has claimed. The comments came as Donald Trump was victorious in securing his position of President-elect in the US election.