Former President Trump has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against the Harris-Walz campaign and the Labour Party of the United Kingdom. Trump alleges that the U.K. is interfering in the election by recruiting party members to campaign for Harris in swing states. He claims that the British group made illegal foreign national contributions and has significant influence over the Harris campaign’s messaging.
In the FEC complaint, Trump’s lawyer stated, “When representatives of the British government previously sought to go door-to-door in America, it did not end well for them. This past week marked the 243 anniversary of the surrender of British forces at the Battle of Yorktown, a military victory that ensured that the United States would be politically independent of Great Britain. It appears that the Labour Party and the Harris for President campaign have forgotten the message.”
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said party members have traveled to the U.S. “pretty much every election,” and they do so in their spare time as volunteers. The BBC reported that Labour staffers campaigning in the U.S. have taken leave from their roles and are funding their own trips.
The Trump campaign is questioning this activity, pointing to a now-deleted post on LinkedIn by Labour Party leader Sofia Patel. The campaign claims the post was recruiting current and former members to campaign for Harris in North Carolina, with 100 members signing up, and that Patel would help “sort out their housing.”
The filing suggests the language of the post implied that travel costs would be covered for those who signed up.
Starmer maintains that the party has done nothing illegal and stated that he will work with whoever becomes president, regardless of the outcome in November.
This dispute between Trump and the Labour Party comes as Trump ally Elon Musk is engaged in his own feud with the group.
The “Center for Countering Digital Hate,” which is linked to the Labour Party and aims to stop the spread of misinformation online, had internal documents leaked by a whistleblower, according to journalist Matt Taibbi’s report.
The documents revealed the group’s agenda, with the top item stating, “Kill Musk’s Twitter.”
The group reportedly planned to achieve this by targeting and harassing X advertisers, using EU regulations as leverage to persuade them to withdraw their financial support from the platform.
Musk reposted the Taibbi report on X with the caption, “This is war.” The Labour Party has not commented on the claims contained in the report.
A few prominent political figures across the pond have also campaigned directly for Trump. Included is former MEP and current Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage, who has appeared at multiple Trump campaign events in the past, this year visiting the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
