The British Labour Party is sending approximately 100 current and former staff members to the United States to work for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign in key swing states.
The left-leaning Labour Party won a majority in the Parliament in July, toppling the Conservative government and making Labour leader Keir Starmer the new prime minister.
In a post originally published on LinkedIn calling for more volunteers, Sofia Patel, head of operations for the Labour Party, wrote, “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,” she added.
The original post appears to have been deleted.
🚨 NEW: Nearly 100 current and former Labour Party staff are going to battleground states in the US election to campaign for Kamala Harris, with the party offering to ‘sort your housing’ pic.twitter.com/12EBTkuNL5
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GB News reported, “Confirmation of a Labour campaign push raises doubts about the Prime Minister’s previously neutral stance on the 2024 US Presidential Election.”
The news outlet further noted, “Ex-Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth met with Harris’ closest allies in Chicago in August.
“There are long-standing and deep links between the Labour Party and Democrats. Progressive parties the world over share campaign learnings in elections,” Ashworth explained.
“Just as there are historic links between the Conservatives and Republicans. But our Labour Prime Minister has been steadfast in saying he will work with whoever the American people put in the White House,” he added.
The National News Desk pointed out that the Harris campaign appears to be mirroring some of the language Labour employed in its elections earlier this year.
“The Labour Party attacked conservatives with slogans like ‘stop the chaos’ and ‘turn the page’ while Harris has used language like ‘we’re not going back’ and ‘it’s time to turn the page,’” the outlet reported.
GOP Sen. Tom Cotton responded to the news of the British staffer invasion on X writing, “Yet another reason to vote for President Trump.”