Trump campaign accuses UK's Labour Party of election interference

Donald Trump's campaign has submitted a complaint to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against the UK's Labour Party, alleging "blatant foreign interference" in the US election to support the Harris-Walz campaign.

The complaint cites media reports about contact between Labour and the Harris campaign as well as apparent volunteering efforts, arguing that this amounts to illegal "contributions", News.Az reports, citing BBC.

The Labour Party has not issued an official response.

Specifically, the complaint cites newspaper reporting that Labour-linked individuals have travelled to the US to campaign for Harris.

That reporting, the complaint alleges, creates a "reasonable inference that the Labour Party has made, and the Harris campaign has accepted, illegal foreign national contributions."

The letter refers to Washington Post reporting that communications were exchanged between the parties and that senior officials have met in private.

Additionally, the complaint cites a social media post on LinkedIn in which a Labour staff member said that "nearly 100" current and former party members will be headed to battleground states in the US.

The post, from Labour Party head of operations Sofia Patel, added that 10 "spots" are available and that "we will sort your housing".

It appears to have since been deleted.

The complaint makes comparisons to an international programme in 2016 in which the Australian Labor Party, or ALP, sent delegates to help with Bernie Sanders' campaign.

In that instance, however, the ALP paid for flights and daily stipends. The party and the campaign were each handed down civil penalties of $14,500.

News.Az