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A senior Conservative MP has condemned the new row between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer as a “diplomatic car crash” that could harm Britain if he’s elected.
John Lamont, the shadow Scottish secretary told Radio 4 this afternoon that the row is endangering Britain’s relationship with America, ahead of the potential return of Mr Trump to the White House.
Mr Lamont blasted: “It’s a diplomatic car crash by this Labour government.
“There’s now somebody who could potentially be the next president of the United States who’s lodged an official complaint with the American authorities about the Labour party, the Labour government, and their involvement in their election.
"If Donald Trump were to win for the election in a few weeks, how on earth is the prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, going to rebuild that relationship with one of the most important countries in the world, not least from a diplomatic perspective, but also from a trading perspective.”
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His comments echoed a furious intervention by Mr Trump’s friend Nigel Farage, who accused Labour activists volunteering for Kamala Harris’ campaign as harmful to Britain’s “most important relationship”.
He told GB News: “It is likely, if you believe the betting markets, that Trump is going to win on November 5.”
“Our relationship with America when it comes to intelligence, when it comes to defence, when it comes to commerce, is our most important relationship in the world.
“And for a governing Labour Party to be seen officially acting on behalf of a rival candidate to the man that is going to win is a very major political mistake.”
Yesterday the Donald Trump campaign exploded the row by filing a formal complaint to the US electoral commission, accusing Labour of making “illegal foreign campaign contributions and interference in our elections”.
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The argument began after a Labour official posted that they were hoping to ship over up to 100 activists to the US to campaign for Mr Trump’s Democrat rival in the final few weeks before polling day.
Sir Keir has attempted to downplay the row, denying that Labour is conducting “blatant foreign interference” in the incredibly tight US race.
Speaking on his jet to the Commonwealth Summit, Sir Keir insisted Labour officials and volunteers are “doing it in their spare time”.
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He added: “They’re doing it as volunteers. They’re staying I think with other volunteers over there. That’s what they’ve done in previous elections, that’s what they’re doing in this election and that’s really straight forward.”
The Prime Minister insisted his relationship with Mr Trump is not at risk if he wins the presidential race on November 5.
Responding to Mr Lamont’s claim that is is a “diplomatic car crash”, Labour minister Chris Bryant dismissed his attack as “a load of hyperbole and exaggeration”.