LONDON (AP) 鈥 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected a claim by Donald Trump鈥檚 campaign that his Labour Party is illegally interfering in the U.S. presidential election.
A statement on Trump鈥檚 website on Tuesday night said an official complaint had been filed with the Federal Election Commission against the Labour Party and the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris alleging 鈥渋llegal foreign campaign contributions and interference in our elections.鈥
The complaint referred to media reports about meetings between Labour and Democrat officials, and a now-deleted LinkedIn post in which a Labour staffer said there were 鈥渘early 100 Labour Party staff (current and former) going to the U.S. in the next few weeks鈥 to swing states.
Starmer said any party members in the U.S. were there as volunteers.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 what they鈥檝e done in previous elections, is what they鈥檙e doing in this election,鈥 he told reporters as he traveled to Samoa for a meeting of Commonwealth leaders.
Starmer said the matter would not jeopardize the relationship he has tried to build with Trump.
鈥淚 spent time in New York with President Trump, had dinner with him, and my purpose in doing that was to make sure that between the two of us, we established a good relationship, which we did, and I was very grateful to him for making the time,鈥 he said.
Starmer added: 鈥淥f course, as prime minister of the United Kingdom, I will work with whoever the American people return as their president in the elections.鈥
