The incoming US administration is working closely with Reform UK after Labour members campaigned for Kamala Harris, a source says
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, which is polling closely behind the ruling Labour Party, has “a deep relationship with [US President-elect Donald Trump’s] team and talks on a daily basis,” the Daily Mail reported on Sunday, citing a source. The unnamed official from Reform UK also told the outlet there is resentment towards Labour “sending its operatives to campaign for [Kamala] Harris in the Presidential election.”
A January 2025 poll shows that Farage’s Reform UK and the ruling Labour Party are neck to neck, with 25% and 26% support respectively.
Labour supporters sought to undermine Trump’s 2024 election bid by going to swing states in the US to campaign for his Democratic Party opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
According to the Daily Mail, last week, Trump’s aides met with Reform UK members in a private members’ club in London to discuss how to boost the party’s election chances.
Speaking in Washington on Friday at an event celebrating Trump’s upcoming inauguration, Farage said, “I actually do believe that we will win the next general election. I do believe I can become the next prime minister. I hope we do so quickly while Trump is still in office.”
The next general election in the UK is scheduled for 2029. The Labour Party took office last year, but since then it has faced a range of challenges, including economic stagnation and demands for reforms in various sectors.
Farage, who is likely to be Labour’s key rival in the next election, has gained popularity among voters dissatisfied with both the Conservative Party and Labour. Reform UK promises to tighten immigration control, ban transgender ideology in schools, and reduce taxes for small businesses to stimulate economic growth. It also opposes net-zero carbon emission goals, arguing that they are detrimental to economic growth.
Around 100 Labour volunteers reportedly headed to US swing states to campaign for Trump’s opponent led to Republicans filing a legal complaint. Allies of the president-elect, including tech billionaire Elon Musk, accused Labour of meddling in the US election. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed allegations that he was complicit, claiming the staffers went to the US as volunteers. “That’s what they’ve done in previous elections, that’s what they’re doing in this election, and that’s really straightforward,” he said.
