Nigel Farage in running to be the next British Ambassador to US?

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Brexit leader Nigel Farage is running neck and neck with Sir Mark Sedwill, the head of the British civil service, as favorite among bookmakers to become London’s next ambassador to Washington. Sir Kim Darroch resigned amid a transatlantic diplomatic crisis following the leak of confidential cables in which he described President Trump as “inept” and his Iran strategy as “incoherent" and "chaotic." The result is a slew of speculation about his replacement at a time when the post will be central to shaping Britain’s place in the world after Brexit. Dozens of names, from hard-line Brexiteers to senior diplomats, are in the running.

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Allies of Boris Johnson insist that if, as expected, he becomes the next British prime minister, he will be the one to appoint the new ambassador to Washington following the resignation of Sir Kim Darroch.

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