DONALD Trump’s presidential campaign has accused Labour of “foreign interference” in the US election.
The Republican nominee’s team filed a complaint accusing the Prime Minister’s “far-Left” party of inspiring Kamala Harris’ “dangerously liberal policies”.
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A statement posted on DonaldJTrump.com on Tuesday night said: “The Trump-Vance Campaign has filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against the Harris-Walz Campaign and the Labour Party of the United Kingdom for illegal foreign campaign contributions and interference in our elections.”
The linked complaint refers to reports by The Telegraph that Labour Party staff announced plans to send some 100 activists to the US to campaign for Kamala.
Sofia Patel, the head of Labour’s operations, shared a now-deleted post to Linkedin detailing the trip which was aimed at crucial swing states needed for Harris to win.
It is understood that they were organised in a personal capacity and accommodation was arranged by volunteers for the Democrats.
Trump’s team is claiming that “the Harris campaign has accepted, illegal foreign national contributions”.
A letter from the Republican camp also refers to a report in the Washington Post which claims that advice was offered from the Labour Party to Ms Harris’ campaign.
It mentions other reporting over meetings between senior Labour staff and the Democratic campaign.
Sir Keir Starmer met with Mr Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, during a trip to New York last month.
The Prime Minister visited Trump Tower for talks ahead of the US election.
Sir Keir said he wanted to meet Mr Trump face-to-face because “I’m a great believer in personal relationships on the world stage”.
Richard Grenell, tipped to become Secretary of State if Mr Trump is elected, warned Labour activists to stay out of the election.
He told Newsnight: “This is a pretty open and shut case. Don’t interfere in the American elections and you won’t be sued.”
The Labour Party has been approached for comment.
