{"id":2356670,"date":"2024-10-18T12:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T16:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-labour-party-accused-of-foreign-interference-over-campaigning-on-behalf-of-kamala-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T12:21:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T16:21:39","slug":"uk-labour-party-accused-of-foreign-interference-over-campaigning-on-behalf-of-kamala-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-labour-party-accused-of-foreign-interference-over-campaigning-on-behalf-of-kamala-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Labour Party accused of foreign interference over campaigning on behalf of Kamala Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-labour-party-accused-of-foreign-interference-over-campaigning-on-behalf-of-kamala-harris-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2356670&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The UK Labour Party is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-states-and-d-c-still-have-mask-mandates-in-place\/\" title=\"Nine States and D.C. Still Have Mask Mandates in Place\">facing legal challenges<\/a> over their plan to send \u200baround\u2062 100 members to assist Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign in \u200cthe United States. Reports indicate that a senior Labour official is coordinating this effort, which has drawn scrutiny despite the absence of direct involvement \u2063from Prime Minister Keir Starmer.\u200b An election lawyer warned that the initiative could violate U.S. election laws, potentially leading\u2064 to sanctions against Harris&#8217;s campaign. \u200dUnder federal law, if\u2063 volunteer travel expenses exceed $1,000, they may be considered a donation, which complicates \u2063the logistics as staffers are expected \u2062to cover their travel costs. \u2062Nigel Farage, a British MP, criticized the Labour Party&#8217;s involvement, suggesting \u2062it constitutes foreign interference in \u200dU.S. elections. The Labour Party has not provided \u2062a comment on the situation following the \u200cremoval of a LinkedIn post related to the campaign effort.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UK Labour Party accused of foreign interference over campaigning on behalf of Kamala Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1838796\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United Kingdom's\">United Kingdom&rsquo;s<\/a> governing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labour-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Labour Party\">Labour Party<\/a> is on shaky legal grounds over a plan to send 100 members to work on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris's campaign\">Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Reports emerged on Thursday that a top Labour Party official is helping to arrange for roughly 100 current and former Labour staffers to canvass for Harris in key battleground states. <\/p>\n<p>Even though there does not appear to be involvement from British Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kier Starmer\">Keir Starmer<\/a> or members of his government, an election lawyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/us\/politics\/2024\/10\/18\/labour-activists-travel-us-campaign-kamala-likely-break-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Telegraph<\/em> that the volunteers ran the risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-sounding-the-alarm-over-texas-election-bill-heres-what-it-actually-does\/\" title=\"Democrats Are Sounding The Alarm Over Texas\u2019 Election Bill. Here\u2019s What It Actually Does\">breaking election laws<\/a> in the United States, opening the Harris campaign to sanctioning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (center) shakes hands with his supporters at the Tate Modern in London on July 5, 2024. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Under federal law, the travel expenses of a volunteer are considered a donation if they exceed $1,000. A plane ticket from London to Washington, D.C., presently hovers around $500 to $1,000, with additional fees to travel to battleground states such as Nevada. Staffers were reportedly told to pay for their own flights and car hire, while lodging would be provided by Democratic operatives.<\/p>\n<p>Rental cars are particularly expensive &mdash;&nbsp;a car rented in Nevada could cost well over $360 for just three days when taking into account additional fees and insurance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The cost of getting here by air, if it is less than $1,000 it would be okay, but anything more than that it becomes very problematic in my opinion,&rdquo; Lawrence Otter, a constitutional and electoral law expert, told the <em>Telegraph<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Harris campaign could be sanctioned, probably via a &ldquo;substantial&rdquo; fine, if the costs of travel exceed that amount.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. federal election law holds that foreign citizens can campaign in the country if the travel costs are under $1,000, though they cannot be paid and can&rsquo;t have any decision-making influence on party operatives.<\/p>\n<p>The news was first revealed after Sofia Patel, Labour&rsquo;s head of operations, put up a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PolitlcsUK\/status\/1846859483428856266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on LinkedIn saying she had about 100 current and former Labour staffers traveling to battleground states to volunteer on the Harris campaign, with 10 spots available.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will sort out your housing,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The LinkedIn post has since been taken down, and Patel&rsquo;s page displays a 404 error message when reached.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Patel and the Labour Party for comment. The U.K. Embassy declined to comment and directed inquiries to the Labour Party press office.<\/p>\n<p>Nigel Farage, a member of Parliament with the Reform U.K. party and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, decried the move.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is direct election interference by the governing Labour Party, and particularly stupid if Trump wins,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2024\/10\/18\/politics-latest-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> on Friday. &ldquo;Who is paying for all of this?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s allies in the U.S. were particularly incensed. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the action was &ldquo;illegal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1846956872823156915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote on X\">wrote on X<\/a>: &ldquo;Foreign nationals are not allowed to be involved in anyway in U.S. elections. Please go back to the UK and fix your own mass immigration problems that are ruining your country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The scheme isn&rsquo;t the first time Labour figures have involved themselves in the 2024 election on the side of Harris.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In September, Deborah Mattinson, a pollster and one of Starmer&rsquo;s top advisers, traveled to Washington to brief the campaign on Labour&rsquo;s successful strategy in the past election. The move was one of the first major interactions between the Harris campaign and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-calls-in-uk-labour-party-strategist-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris campaign calls in UK Labour Party strategist - Washington Examiner\">foreign political operation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy that she related to Harris was developed with the help of the Progressive Policy Institute, where former Starmer policy director Claire Ainsley works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1838796\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1838796\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Labour Party faces accusations of foreign election interference<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2356671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Labour-Party.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[23234,41195,32438,40072],"class_list":["post-2356670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaigning","tag-foreign-interference","tag-kamala-harris","tag-uk-labour-party"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Labour-Party.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}