Donald Trump's senior economic adviser has expressed "regret" over Sir Kim Darroch's resignation, but said the UK ambassador's diplomatic cables were "ill-advised".
In the first official US reaction to the resignation of Sir Kim, Larry Kudlow - one of Trump's top advisers - told ITV News the UK ambassador was a "friend of his" and said he will recover from the fallout.
Speaking to ITV News' Washington Correspondent Robert Moore, Mr Ludlow said: “We have a long historical relationship with Britain and that will continue. Kim is a friend of mine. I regret what happened and I’m sure he does too.”
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