Nigel Farage defends Donald Trump's 'non-vindictive' attack on Labour: 'They're breaking US electoral law!'

The former US President has launched legal action against the Labour Party after accusing them of "blatant foreign interference" in the US election.

The complaint cites a now deleted LinkedIn post which called for around 100 activists to head to swing states ahead of November 5.

Farage cited the LinkedIn post, stating: "It's a problem because it says it's staffers that would go which means they're being paid by the Labour Party.

"It's a problem because there is no question there of them buying their own airline tickets."

He added that free accommodation for volunteers would also breach US law.

The complaint, filed with the Federal Election Commission, demands an "immediate investigation" into the matter.

Trump's legal team also referenced the American Revolution, claiming: "When representatives of the British Government previously sought to go door-to-door in America, it did not end well for them."

Offering further defence of Trump, Farage said: "They put him through eight years of the Russia hoax, of saying somehow the Russians aided and abetted his election campaigns.

"Now whether the fault lies with the British Labour Party, whether it lies with the Democrats, is the Democrats that it may hurt."

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US electoral law prohibits foreign nationals from participating in election-related decisions.

However, volunteers are allowed to assist campaigns "as long as the individual is not compensated by anyone for the services".

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the volunteers would be travelling in a "personal capacity" rather than as an official Labour contingent.

"The Labour Party has volunteers, who have gone over pretty much every election," Starmer told reporters during a flight to Samoa.

"They're doing it in their spare time, they're doing it as volunteers, they're staying, I think, with other volunteers over there."

Starmer emphasised that this practice has occurred in previous elections and is "really straightforward".

He also noted that he has "established a good relationship" with Trump, having dined with the ex-President during a recent trip to New York.