Nigel Farage has launched a scathing attack on the Labour Party, accusing it of openly supporting Kamala Harris’s US presidential campaign.
The controversy erupted after it was revealed that nearly 100 Labour staff members, both current and former, are set to travel to the United States to assist with Harris’s election efforts.
Speaking to GB News, Farage branded the Labour Party’s actions as “absolutely crazy” and diplomatically “stupid”, emphasising the importance of the UK-US relationship.
Speaking to political editor Christopher Hope on GB News, Farage said: “I think it is absolutely crazy. We can argue about the LinkedIn post not saying they had to take time off, not saying it had payed airfares.
Nigel Farage blasted the Labour party
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“We can argue about the paid visit that Morgan McSweeney and others took. The Labour Party paid for them to go to the convention.
“We can argue about all of that. What matters is that America is our most important relationship in the world, important in terms of security and intelligence sharing, important in military terms.
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“They are the linchpin between us of Nato. They are important because America is the biggest foreign investor in Britain and us in America.
“And on the eve of an election a British government is so openly supporting the opposing candidate.”
Christopher said: “‘It is not the government, it’s officials in the governing party. But the government isn’t supporting anybody.”
Farage said: “It’s the Labour Party and it’s a Labour Government.
Keir Starmer has defended the move
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“American Republicans are not going to make that distinction that you’ve just made there, Diplomatically, it is a stupid thing to do.”
The row was initially ignited by a now-deleted LinkedIn post from Labour’s head of operations, Sofia Patel, advertising volunteer opportunities for the Harris campaign in battleground states.
Labour minister Liz Kendall defended the practice, telling Sky News: “As far as I know, this is a voluntary thing and it’s about volunteers going and sharing their time. This is a normal thing that happens in elections.”
The controversy has reignited debates about foreign involvement in elections, with some critics labelling it as “election interference”.
Nigel Farage branded the move “absolutely crazy”
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Tech tycoon Elon Musk claimed Labour volunteering on the Democrat campaign was “illegal”, while former Trump ally Sebastian Gorka suggested it was “a crime”.
US law permits foreign nationals to volunteer in campaigns, provided they are not compensated.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer defended the practice, stating: “The Labour Party has volunteers, [they] have gone over pretty much every election. They’re doing it in their spare time.”