The Trump campaign has filed a complaint alleging "foreign interference" by the UK Labour Party

The Trump campaign has lodged a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), accusing the UK's Labour Party of making illegal foreign contributions and interfering in the 2024 U.S. presidential election by assisting Kamala Harris's campaign. The complaint claims that Labour Party strategists offered advice to Harris's team on how to appeal to disaffected voters. Allegedly, some senior Labour Party figures met with Harris’s campaign in what the Trump team calls “strategic meetings.”

The complaint references a now-deleted LinkedIn post by Sofia Patel, head of operations for the Labour Party, suggesting nearly 100 Labour Party members were preparing to travel to U.S. battleground states to assist with the campaign. Patel's post mentioned they would help with housing arrangements for volunteers in North Carolina, which the Trump campaign argues implies financial support, potentially violating federal election law that bans foreign nationals from making direct or indirect contributions.

Labour Party officials, however, maintain that their members have always volunteered in U.S. elections at their own expense, adhering to U.S. regulations. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer downplayed the accusations, saying the volunteers were acting independently and staying with other volunteers, as they had done in previous elections. He expressed confidence that the complaint would not harm relations with Trump if he wins the election.

The complaint emphasizes that while foreign nationals can volunteer in U.S. campaigns, they cannot make expenditures or direct campaign activities. Trump's team argues that Patel’s posts and media reports suggest Labour's involvement crossed this line, calling for an immediate investigation by the FEC. However, Labour Party spokespeople reiterate that their participation aligns with all applicable laws.