A Trump victory would be politically awkward for the Labour government, which has close links to the Democrats. The Trump campaign filed a legal complaint last month accusing the Labour party of interfering in the US election after it emerged that 100 current and former staffers were heading to the US to campaign for Harris.
By and large, a Harris win offers continuity on Nato and Ukraine. She has been strongly critical of Vladimir Putin, and her running mate, Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, is seen as a staunch Ukraine ally.
Starmer has sought to separate party and government, and has made overtures to Trump since becoming prime minister in July.
Despite his efforts Starmer has not succeeded in meeting Harris before the election, but they are far closer politically.
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