UK PM Keir Starmer sends people to US
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has played down the significance of alleged interference by the Labour Party in the US presidential election
The Trump campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in Washington seeking an immediate investigation into alleged "blatant foreign interference".
Sir Keir, who met Trump last month, said party staff going to the US to campaign for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris were volunteers "doing it in their spare time" and staying with other volunteers.
The row between Donald Trump's team and the Labour Party was sparked by a LinkedIn post last week from Labour's head of operations, Sofia Patel.In the now-deleted post, Patel said she has "10 spots available for anyone available to head to the battleground state of North Carolina - we will sort your housing."
She adds that "nearly 100" Labour Party staff, both current and former, will be heading to the US in the next few weeks.
Asked about the Trump campaign's complaint, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says: "The Labour Party has volunteers, [they] have gone over pretty much every election.
"They’re doing it in their spare time. They’re doing it as volunteers. They’re staying I think with other volunteers over there."
From all that I have found online, there is NO doubt that the UK Labour Party is organising the support
(LinkedIn post go to Labour activists not the general public)
