Nigel Farage is particular visitor at Donald Trump rally after ‘election interference’ row

Nigel Farage was a special guest at Donald Trump’s final rally before election day, despite accusing British volunteers for Kamala Harris of election interference.

The Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton-On-Sea was seated right up front at the former President’s rally in Reading, Pennsylvania – and wore a MAGA hat in the light blue shade of Reform UK.

Mr Farage says he is in the US as a host for GB News – however he was not seated at the back of the hall with the media, but to the side of the stage, where senior campaigners, Republican lawmakers and friends of the President are usually seated at his rallies.

It will likely lead to fresh questions over whether Mr Farage’s repeated visits to “support” Mr Trump constitute break US election rules.

Mr Farage slammed Labour party volunteers travelling to the US to support Kamala Harris, a common feature of election camaigns on both sides of the Atlantic, as “election interference”.

And Mr Trump made an official complaint to the Federal Election Commission about the practice.

“You have a man from Europe here, I don’t know if he’s here, I saw him backstage,” Mr Trump said from the stage.

“What he is doing is sort of what he did a few years ago. He’s doing a great job, he’s always been my friend for some reason.

“He liked me, I liked him. And he’s shaking it up over there. He was the big winner of the last election in the UK.”

Reform UK has five MPs.

Mr Trump went on: “He’s a very spectacular man. Very highly respected, Nigel Farage.”

Mr Farage, stood up as the crowd applauded, waved his hat and punched the air.

“He’s a little bit of a rebel, but that’s good, you know, that’s good. Don’t change, Nigel,” the ex-President said.

The Mirror revealed last month that Farage used nearly £33,000 of donor cash to help support Donald Trump in the US election – months before he complained about Labour activists volunteering for Kamala Harris.

After he was elected as an MP, the Reform UK leader missed the King’s Speech to travel to Wisconsin in July to attend the Republican National Convention (RNC).

He publicly admitted his trip was intended “to support my friend Donald Trump at the RNC”, adding “we all have a duty to support and defend democracy.”

Under federal law, the travel expenses of a volunteer are considered a donation to the party they work for if they exceed $1,000 (£770) in one election.

When it was first revealed that Labour activists had been volunteering for Ms Harris, Mr Farage said: “This is direct election interference by the governing Labour Party, and particularly stupid if Trump wins. Who is paying for all of this?”

Mr Farage’s trip was paid for by Christopher Harborne, a British tech investor based in Thailand.

Mr Farage declared on his register of members interests that the flights and accommodation for the trip came to £32,836.