LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom has dismissed allegations from Donald Trump’s campaign, which claims that his Labour Party is unlawfully interfering in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

On Tuesday evening, a statement was posted on Trump’s campaign website indicating that an official complaint had been submitted to the Federal Election Commission. This complaint accused the Labour Party and Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign of receiving “illegal foreign campaign contributions and interfering in our elections.” The complaint was based on reports about interactions between Labour officials and Democratic Party officials, as well as a LinkedIn post from a Labour staff member that mentioned “nearly 100 Labour Party staff (current and former) going to the U.S. in the next few weeks” to engage with swing states.

In response, Starmer clarified that any Labour Party members present in the U.S. were simply there as volunteers. He stated, “That’s what they’ve done in previous elections, is what they’re doing in this election,” during a press conference while en route to Samoa for a gathering of Commonwealth leaders.

Starmer expressed that this controversy would not hinder the rapport he has sought to establish with Trump. “I spent time in New York with President Trump, had dinner with him, and my purpose in doing that was to make sure that between the two of us, we established a good relationship, which we did, and I was very grateful to him for making the time,” he remarked.

He further noted, “Of course, as prime minister of the United Kingdom, I will work with whoever the American people return as their president in the elections.” This statement underscores his intention to maintain diplomatic relations regardless of the outcome of the U.S. election.