Keir Starmer emphasized his commitment to preserving a good relationship with Donald Trump amidst a complaint from the Trump campaign over Labour's volunteer efforts in the U.S. Starmer stated that Labour volunteers were acting on their own time and in a volunteer capacity, not as party officials. This has been a common action during U.S. elections in the past, and the complaint, according to Starmer, would not affect his relationship with Trump if he were to return to the presidency.
In addressing the controversy, Starmer remarked, 'The Labour party volunteers have gone over pretty much every election. They're doing it in their spare time, they're doing it as volunteers.' He insisted that their involvement was standard practice, reinforcing the notion that these actions should not be construed as foreign interference. Starmer aims to clarify the intentions behind these volunteer efforts and stress the importance of maintaining diplomatic ties with the U.S., irrespective of political boundaries.
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