Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has taken to social media to criticise Keir Starmer over three decisions he has made since becoming Prime Minister.
It comes as the Labour Party come under fire for sending up to 100 staff to the United States to campaign for Harris in several battleground states.
Speaking on X, Farage said: “This was a terrible decision by @Keir_Starmer’s government who have now:
1) Surrendered the vital Chagos Islands.
2) Sent 100 Labour Party campaigners to support Kamala Harris.
3) Already insulted the incoming Trump administration.”
Donald Trump has made a federal complaint over Labour’s involvement with the US election
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In October, it was announced that the UK would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after more than half a century.
Keir Starmer brushed off criticism of surrendering the islands by insisting the decision secured the future of the military base at Diego Garcia.
Starmer told reporters: “The single most important thing was ensuring that we had a secure base, the joint US-UK base; hugely important to the US, hugely important to us.
“We’ve now secured that and that is why you saw such warm words from the US yesterday.”
The Prime Minister also came under fire for sending almost one hundred members of current and former staff to the US to help the Harris campaign in the US election.
Labour’s Head of Operations said in a post on X last week: “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.”
The Labour activists were expected to pay for their own flights and car hire but were told that Democratic volunteers would provide their accommodation.
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Farage pointed out that if Donald Trump were to win the US presidential election, it would harm the UK’s relationship with the United States.
Trump has already made a federal complaint over Labour’s “illegal foreign campaign contributions and interference in our elections”.
In a release announcing the complaint, the Trump campaign called Labour a “far-Left” party that had “inspired Kamala’s dangerously liberal policies and rhetoric”.
Keir Starmer has insisted that he can maintain a “good relationship” with Trump, despite the Republican complaint.