FOLLOWING Donald Trump's frankly deranged comment: 'Open the ******' Strait you crazy ********, or you'll be living in Hell', it is worth noting what our own Nigel Farage has said in the past about his hero.

He said: 'I respect him for his courage. The guy has got guts, the guy's got balls - he stands up and fights for the right values. I have never ever wavered in thinking that ...this man (Trump) was a good thing, not just for America but actually for peace in the world.'

He continued: 'I am proud to call him a friend.' He said; '(Trump) is, by instinct, a peacemaker.'

Being such an impeccable judge of character, could you really see Farage as Prime Minister of Great Britain?

Mike Baldwin, Thorverton