Nigel Farage barnstorms US conservative jamboree and predicts Donald Trump and Brexit-inspired 'global revolution'

• Nigel Farage speaks about Brexit, 'global revolution'

• 'We are for the people, and we are winning' he says to cheers

• Farage 'proud to have been part of Trump campaign'

• Boos ring out at mention of Tony Blair

• Donald Trump slams media, Democrats in rousing speech

• Trump says he was 'right on Sweden', and France is unsafe

• President says 'No such thing as a global flag, it's America First'

Nigel Farage has travelled to Washington to tell Donald Trump's followers that they are part of a "global revolution" that began with Brexit.

Mr Farage was greeted with a standing ovation at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and he spoke of the "Brexit mania" he had witnessed after travelling to the US to take part in a Trump rally.

"I'm proud to be a part of that campaign, I really am," he said, adding that he was beginning to feel "more American" ever since Mr Trump's victory.

There were boos for Barack Obama, when Mr Farage alluded to the "back of the queue remark", and for Tony Blair for believing the momentum from Brexit and Mr Trump's election would not carry forward into 2017.

Mr Farage spoke out against globalism, saying "our real friends in the world speak English", and alluded to upcoming European elections.

Ahead of his speech, he spoke with the Telegraph about the first time he met Mr Trump.

"The first thing he told me when I met him was, 'you've done a great thing but when I win I'm going to supersede you,'" Mr Farage recounted with a laugh. "I said, 'you sure are.'"

5:30PM

Farage: 'we are winning!'

Mr Farage concluded his speech with those words, his fist raised and a smile on his face. His speech was very well received here in the hall, and by the large crowds now heading for the exit, thousands had kept their seats after Mr Trump's speech specifically to hear Mr Farage.

A big change from his last CPAC address, when most of the crowd had gone before he even took the stage.

5:25PM

Boos for Blair at CPAC

"Some of their biggest cheerleaders, I think of people like Tony Blair in particular," he says, interrupted by boos from the crowd at the sound of Mr Blair's name. "So he's popular here too is he?" Mr Farage jokes.

He says the likes of Mr Blair are wrong for thinking 2016 was an apparition.

5:21PM

Farage: I'm proud to have been part of Trump campaign

Mr Farage said when he visited the US during the presidential campaign he found "Brexit mania".

He has reflected on the Mississippi rally in which he was asked to share the stage with Mr Trump, and his relationship with the Republican since then.

"I'm proud to be part of that campaign, I really am," he said

5:18PM

Farage: 'Our real friends speak English'

Mr Farage says he has been speaking out against British membership in the EU for 25 years and was at risk of becoming "the patron saint of hopeless causes."

He has bashed the globalist approach of the likes of Barack Obama:

"It's funny. Our real friends in the world speak English, have common law, and stand by us in times of crisis."

Mr Farage has also thanked Mr Obama for his role in the referendum.

"I will until my dying day, be grateful that president Obama came to my country, intervened in the referendum, and told the United Kingdom, told America's greatest friend in the world, that if we chose independence we would go to the back of the line," he says

5:14PM

Standing ovation for 'Mr Brexit'

Nigel Farage is all smiles as he takes the stage to a standing ovation.

"We did it! We did it!" he says after taking the microphone.

"I'm delighted and thrilled that CPAC invited me. Me! A foreigner in your country!"

He says that since Mr Trump's election, "every time I come to your country I'm feeling a little more American."

5:12PM

Breitbart UK editor introduces Farage

Raheem Kassam, editor of Breitbart UK, is providing Nigel Farage with an introduction here at CPAC. Mr Kassam is one of the many links between Mr Farage and Mr Trump's inner circle, as Steve Bannon, Mr Trump's chief strategist, was Breitbart's chairman prior to joining his team.

"I'm here to introduce a man today who changed my country in a very significant way, and I would argue changed the world in a very significant way," Mr Kassam says.

Massive applause when he mentions Brexit, and Mr Farage's role in "spearheading" the movement.

4:57PM

Nigel Farage prepares for CPAC speech

We caught up with Nigel Farage ahead of his big speech. Asked for a preview, the former Ukip leader  said, "it's the whole global revolution thing, Brexit was the first step."

Mr Farage then added an anecdote about meeting then-candidate Trump: "The first thing he told me when I met him was, 'you've done a great thing but when I win I'm going to supersede you,'" Mr Farage recounted with a laugh. "I said, 'you sure are.'"

4:14PM

President Trump exits to the Rolling Stones

After speaking for the best part of an hour Mr Trump left the stage to the strains of The Rolling Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want.

4:13PM

'America is roaring back'

Approaching the end of his speech, Mr Trump has turned to the theme of unity.

"No matter the colour of the blood we bleed, it's the same red blood as the great, great patriots," Mr Trump said.

"We are all equal in the eyes of almighty God.

"As long as we have faith in each other, and trust in God, there is no goal, at all, beyond our reach. We are Americans and the future belongs to us. The future belong to all of you."

"America is roaring back. It's going to be bigger, and better and stronger than ever before. "

4:12PM

Return of the 'Lock Her Up' chant

It has been a while since the "lock her up" chant, a staple of Mr Trump's campaign rallies, rang out at one of his events.

It only took one mention of Hillary Clinton's name to evoke the chant today.

"Hillary called them deplorable, they're not deplorable," he said.

Mr Trump has also given his first reference to gun rights, one of the primary issues for many activists here. 

"We didn't have that on the list," Mr Trump jokes, noting that the head of the National Rifle Association will speak after him. "Good thing I thought of it."

4:07PM

Trump: 'There is no such thing as a global flag'

"There is no such thing as a global flag," Mr Trump said.

"I'm not representing the globe. I'm representing your country. It's America first.

"There is one allegiance that unites us all and that's allegiance to America."

4:05PM

President Trump says the people of Sweden 'understand I'm right'

"I took a lot of heat on Sweden. I love Sweden, great country, great people, but the people over there understand I'm right.

"Take a look at what's happening in Sweden, take a look at what's happening in Germany, take a look at what's happening in France. Take a look at what's happening in Europe folks.

"Be smart, we are not going to let it happen to us folks. We are going to keep radical Islamic terrorism the hell out of our country. We will not be deterred from this course.

"If it means I get bad press people speak badly of me it doesn't bother me, the security of our people is number one."

4:01PM

Trump: America will 'get off welfare'

Mr Trump said he has has already saved thousands of American jobs, and will bring even more back from overseas.

"It's time for all of America to get off of welfare and get back to work- you're gonna love it!"

He also says he'll restore the strength of America's "depleted" military: "nobodies going to mess with us, folks. Nobody.

"No one will again question, as they have been because we're very depleted... nobody will dare question our military might again."

3:52PM

Huge roars for repealing Obamacare

Mr Trump is now moving briskly through his domestic agenda.

He said: "We're going to make trade deals but we're going to do one on one and if they misbehave we'll terminate the deal and then they'll come back.

"We're going to repeal and replace Obamacare, we're going to save American from this crisis.

"We have authorised the construction of the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipeline.

"We're going to have beautiful clean coal and put our miners back to work. Sorry to tell you that folks but the miners are going back to work."

Huge roars for all of these points, particularly repealing Obamacare.

Mr Trump added: "When was the last time we won. Did we win a war? Did we win anything?"

3:40PM

Mexico wall is 'ahead of schedule'

Huge roars as Mr Trump turned to his signature policy.

"Oh we're going to build the wall, don't worry about it. In fact it's going to start soon, way ahead of schedule."

3:39PM

Trump says he heads a 'movement'

After his prolonged attack on the media, Mr Trump has transitioned to the power of the "movement" that swept him into office.

"There is such love in this country for everything we stand for. You saw that on election day and you're seeing it more and more," he said.

"There's never been anything like this. There's been some movements but there's never been anything like this," he continued.  "I'm here to tell you what this movement means for the future of the Republican Party and for the future of America."

3:36PM

Trump: Media should have to name sources

Mr Trump launched a lengthy attack on "fake news" in which he called for the media to not be allowed to publish stories based on unnamed sources.

He said: "We are fighting the fake news, it's fake news, fake. The fake news doesn't tell the truth. It doesn't represent the people."

He called the "fake media" the "enemy of the people" and added: "They have no sources, none."

Mr Trump said: "I'm not against the media, I'm not against the press, I don't mind bad stories if I deserve them. I am only against the fake news, media, and press.

"I'm against the people that make up stores and sources. They shouldn't be allowed to use sources that they don't name. 'A source said Donald Trump is a horrible human being'. Let him say that to my face

"Let there be no more sources."

He accused the "fake media" of "doing a terrible disservice to our country".

Mr Trump added: "They should put the name of the person and then you'll see stories dry up  so fast."

Mr Trump refused to call CNN by its name, calling it the "Clinton News Network".

He said the press used the First Amendment to defend its reporting. Mr Trump said he loved the First Amendment and it gave everyone the right to "strongly" criticise 'fake news".

3:28PM

Trump: "It's patriots like you that made it happen"

Mr Trump flashed back to his "first major politics speech" at CPAC 2011. He said he came in with little preparation, but after getting a warm reception from the crowd though, "I like this business".

"It gave me an idea, and I got a little bit concerned when I saw what was happening in the country and I said, let's go do it," he said. 

Mr Trump also mentioned his decision to back out of CPAC last year, at a time when his candidacy was causing a rift in the conservative base.

"I would have come last year but I was worried I would be, at that time, a little too controversial," he said.

He added: "It's patriots like you that made it happen

3:24PM

Trump: "I love this place"

Mr Trump tells the audience:  "I love this place. I wouldn't miss a chance to be among friends.

"We'll see you again next year and the year after that."

Huge roars from the crowd and chants of "USA, USA".

3:22PM

Donald Trump is on stage

The president walked on to the strains of Proud To Be An American.

3:19PM

Trump introductions underway

We're now a matter of minutes from Donald Trump's big speech, with Matt Schlapp, president of the American Conservative Union, offering an introduction.

"You know the last time an American president came to CPAC in his first year? Ronald Reagan in 1981," Mr Schlapp says.

The maximum capacity crowd is energised and ready to hear from the commander-in-chief.

3:03PM

What people have been saying so far at CPAC

Here's a reminder of what some of the main figures said at CPAC on Thursday:

• Steve Bannon, the White House chief strategist, vowed the Trump administration would fight to take America back from “corporatist, globalist” elites

• Quote:  "We’re a nation with an economy not an economy just in some global marketplace with open borders, but we are a nation with a culture and a reason for being, I think that’s what unites us”

• Kellyanne Conway, senior advisor to President Mr Trump, praised her boss and offered advice to Republican women

• Quote: "I would tell my daughters, and your daughters that the job of first female president remains open so go for it."

2:54PM

Trump travels by chopper

Donald Trump is making the journey across the river to CPAC by helicopter. Meanwhile he has redoubled his attacks on members of the intelligence community who have leaked controversial information to the press, including the revelation that his senior campaign aides are being investigated for links to Russian intelligence.

2:31PM

President Trump is heading this way

2:23PM

A look back..

Nigel Farage has gone from fringe figure to conservative hero in the US. Here's Peter Foster, writing from CPAC 2015, about his failure to make a mark:

It was a long way to come to address a near-empty room: Nigel Farage flew into Washington on Thursday night to speak at America’s leading annual conference for hardcore conservatives, but when his turn came, there was hardly anyone left to listen.

Handed a graveyard speaking slot by conference organisers, Mr Farage addressed an audience of 250 people in a convention centre ballroom with a capacity of over 5,000.

Introduced as a “spectacular speaker” who would bring the house down, Mr Farage gamely pushed on, his voice echoing over row after row of empty chairs that an hour earlier had been packed out for a speech by Sarah Palin, the darling of Tea Party conservatives....

Warmly received by those who had stayed, Mr Farage handed out some general election tips to the Republican Party after it has lost five of the last six popular votes at US general elections, suggesting it reach out to blue-collar “Reagan Democrats” that powered the party to victory in the past.

“These were people who aspired and wanted to get on, and I don't think at the moment the Republican Party is actually attracting those kind of people. So, I would say to you: you've got to reach out to those grassroots, you've got to get those voters voting for you.”

2:01PM

A big day at CPAC

Hello and welcome to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) just across the river from Washington.

Things have just begun with a panel discussion on countering "radical Islam", but we are building up toward two big speeches from Donald Trump and Nigel Farage.

Here's a look at the schedule:

• 10.20 am EST (3.20 pm GMT): Donald Trump takes the stage for a speech scheduled to last 40 minutes

• 12.00 pm EST (5 pm GMT): Nigel Farage speaks about "Brexit and what it means for the world"

• Speakers later in the day include the chief of the National Rifle Association, a panel called "armed and fabulous", and a series of Republican politicians