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If Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November this could be rather awkward.
The Trump-Vance campaign have accused the Labour Party of “blatant foreign interference” in the US election and are demanding a formal investigation into Labour members’ campaigning for their Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
But is this anything new, or just a political stunt from team Trump?
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The Trump camp’s unease about what they see as Labour interfering in domestic US politics in part came about because of a now-deleted post on networking site LinkedIn last week, in which Labour’s head of operations, Sofia Patel, said: “I have nearly 100 Labour Party staff, current and former, going to the US in the next few weeks, heading to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
“I have 10 spots available for anyone available to head to the battleground state of [North] Carolina – we will sort your housing.”
This post triggered a backlash from Republicans where some felt the social media post indicated Labour’s – and therefore the government’s – support for the Harris campaign.
According to US law, foreign nationals can legally volunteer for a campaign as long as they are not paid.
The Federal Election Commission is clear, however, that foreign national volunteers “must be careful not to participate in the decision-making process of the campaign”.
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