Nigel Farage has branded Barack Obama a "loathsome' "creature' and said the election of Donald Trump is a "big opportunity' for the UK, the Independent reported.


The former Ukip leader also joked about Trump groping Theresa May while he tried to "schmooze' her for trade deals, telling a radio station: "He loves our country.'Mr Trump was elected on a hard right political platform, pledging mass deportations of undocumented migrants and saying he would ban Muslims from travelling to the United States.


Obama was criticised by Brexiteers after he intervened in the EU referendum debate, warning that the UK would be "back of the queue' for any trade deal.


"That Obama creature -- a loathsome individual who couldn't stand our country. He said he'd be at the back of the queue, didn't he? And Americans don't use the word queue, they use the word line. So it was all a Dave and George stitch-up," Farage said in an appearance onTalkSport radio.


"What was interesting was that Trump said we'd be at the front of the queue. Listeners, bear this in mind, however imperfect Donald Trump may be, and he is, his mother was Scottish, he's spent a lot of time in this country, he loves our country, what we stand for, and our culture.


"This is a big opportunity for all British business because once we've left that awful EU thing we can do our first trade deal with the United States of America. Isn't that Great?'