Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has responded to accusations from Donald Trump’s campaign, defending Labour party volunteers who have travelled to the United States to support Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential election. The Trump campaign has filed a legal complaint against Labour officials, accusing the party of “blatant foreign interference” in the US election, as volunteers reportedly campaigned for Harris in key battleground states. However, Starmer has insisted that his personal relationship with Trump remains strong and will not be jeopardised by the complaint.
The controversy centers on Labour officials’ involvement in Kamala Harris’s campaign, which the Trump campaign claims constitutes “illegal foreign national contributions.” According to the complaint, the Labour volunteers, working in states such as North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, have aided Harris in violation of US campaign finance laws. The complaint was lodged with the US Federal Election Commission (FEC), and it specifically mentions a now-deleted LinkedIn post from Labour’s head of operations. This post revealed that nearly 100 current and former Labour officials were volunteering for the Harris campaign, with additional positions still available.
Trump’s legal team argues that these activities resemble those of the Australian Labor Party in 2016, when they sent delegates to assist Bernie Sanders during his Democratic primary bid. In that instance, the FEC fined both the Australian Labor........