A supposed foreign election interference scheme was spotted online. The head of operations of the United Kingdom's left-leaning Labour Party announced on a social media post that the party is sending people to U.S. battleground states to "help Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris" a few weeks before the 2024 elections.
The now-deleted post prominently stated about "arranging the housing of their 'volunteers' in the United States."
"I have nearly 100 Labour Party staff (current and former) going to the U.S. in the next few weeks heading to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia," Sofia Patel posted on LinkedIn on Oct. 16. "I have 10 spots available for anyone available to head to the battleground state of North Carolina – we will sort your housing. Email me [at] [email protected] if you're interested. Thanks!"
It was unclear if the British political party was in coordination with the Harris-Walz campaign. According to Fox News, it reached out to both for comment but did not receive any on-the-record response by publication time.
Patel, in addition to deleting the post, also appeared to have deleted her entire LinkedIn page as of the morning of Oct. 18 as well.
? 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
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) October 17, 2024
This explosive news met massive criticism from the Right as it slammed the Labour Party for this obvious election interference effort.
"Yet another reason to vote for President [Donald] Trump," Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said. "More foreign election interference from the Democrats," Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) chimed in.
Meanwhile, Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) called for an immediate probe on X: "Election interference from foreign nationals. Investigate!"
Also, Big Tech mogul Elon Musk and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) outright called the move illegal.
"You are breaking FEC laws," Greene said in a social media post directed at the Labour Party. "Foreign nationals are not allowed to be involved in any way in the U.S. elections. Please go back to the U.K. and fix your own mass immigration problems that are ruining your country."
Musk, meanwhile, simply said, "This is illegal."
Brighteon and Natural News founder, the Health Ranger Mike Adams called for the arrest of these party members. "They should all be arrested as agents of foreign election interference. The last time the British tried to invade America to determine our political future, it didn't work out very well for the British," he said.
? 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
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) October 17, 2024
Meanwhile, American journalist Isaac Saul slammed Musk for accusing Labour Party leaders of violating the law by coming to the U.S. campaign. "This is only illegal if they are being compensated – the FB post indicates they are seeking volunteers," Saul claimed.
Labour members traveling to the U.S. to support Harris are "likely to break electoral law"
U.K. MP Nigel Farage lashed out at the Labour Party for jetting off their members to the U.S. to canvas for Harris. The Reform U.K. leader has accused Labour of "direct interference" in the U.S. presidential election and also questioned who is funding all these efforts.
"It's certainly an interesting move. Activists flying overseas will have to pay their way there, while party staff keen to help out Harris have been told to take annual leave if they want to travel. Those intending to go have been informed that Democrat campaigners can provide accommodation for them on arrival, as they prepare to spend the next two-and-a-half weeks campaigning for the Democratic candidate in four main battlegrounds – Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia – ahead of the 5 November election date," he argued. (Related: Nigel Farage vows to break U.K.'s ties to World Economic Forum if his party takes control of British government.)
Meanwhile, the Telegraph published an article saying that former and current party members are likely to break electoral law. They are at risk of criminal prosecution and fines, under strict rules to prevent foreign interference in elections.
Under federal election law, foreign citizens can campaign in the U.S., providing they are not paid and have no influence on decision-making by party operatives. However, an election lawyer has warned that it is likely they would breach a separate law on campaign donations, the news outlet reported.
Lawrence Otter, a constitutional and electoral law expert, said the Harris campaign and any activist who spends more than $1,000 on the trip could end up with a substantial fine by the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
"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," he told the Telegraph. "The Harris campaign certainly has to know there is a cost of getting here from England, but once you get beyond $1,000, it becomes an issue. I think the campaign could be sanctioned, probably through a fine, which could be substantial."
Analysts say that a flight from London to Washington DC costs around $800. Car hire in the two weeks before election day in Pennsylvania costs around $400. An activist flying to Nevada would likely spend another $150 on internal travel once they arrived in the United States.
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