US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is accusing Britain’s ruling Labour Party of sending staff to help the campaign of his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.
The former president’s campaign issued a statement on Tuesday, saying the head of operations for the Labour Party solicited volunteers on social media and posted, “We will sort your housing.”
The Trump campaign claims the Labour Party is supporting Harris, and has requested an investigation by the Federal Election Commission into what it describes as “illegal foreign interference.”
The deputy leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner, said in Parliament on Wednesday that the volunteers were acting in a personal capacity.
She said, “People go and campaign and they do what they want to do in their own time with their own money.”
The United States and Britain have maintained a close alliance.
Members of the British opposition are criticizing the Labour Party on this issue, citing possible consequences for Britain’s diplomacy and trade with the US if Trump wins the presidential election on November 5.