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| Nigel Farage, the interim leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) holds a platter of Ferrero Rocher chocolates during a party in London, Britain, November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Guy Faulconbridge |
RAGELONDON
(Reuters) - Nigel Farage, the Brexit campaigner who U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump said would be great as Britain's envoy to
Washington, taunted Prime Minister Theresa May with a mock ambassador's
reception complete with chocolate and champagne.
May's
government dismissed Trump's suggestion this week of "Ambassador
Farage" saying there was no vacancy as Kim Darroch is currently serving
as ambassador to Washington.
But
at a party at London's Ritz hotel, Farage was cheered by his financial
backers before offering guests pyramids of Ferrero Rocher chocolates, a
joking reference to a long-running British 'ambassador's reception' TV
advert which cast the gold-foiled confection as the delicacy of choice
for diplomats.
Farage
praised what he called "the political revolution" that had brought
Brexit and then the election of
Trump, who Farage supported at a
political rally before his victory.
"For
those that are here who aren't particularly happy with what's happened
in 2016, I've got some really bad news for you: It's going to get a
bloody sight worse next year," Farage told guests from a staircase at
the Ritz to laughs and cheers.
"I
suspect there is another big seismic shock in British politics, perhaps
going to come at the next election," Farage said after complaining that
Britain was still ruled by "the career professional political class."
When
asked by ITV television about Farage's ambassadorial ambitions, finance
minister Philip Hammond said if he ever needed advice from the leader
of the UK Independence Party, he had his telephone number.
"Tell him not to hold his breath," he added.
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