Overview
- Jeremy Corbyn, a U.K. member of Parliament and former Labour leader, appeared Sunday at a virtual phone bank supporting New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
- The three-hour event was organized by NYC Democratic Socialists of America and was paid for by the Zohran for NYC campaign, according to event materials.
- The Washington Examiner reported that the Justice Department is scrutinizing the activity for possible foreign election involvement, though no formal probe has been publicly announced.
- U.S. law bans foreign nationals from making contributions or providing other things of value to campaigns, and the legality may turn on whether Corbyn was compensated or offered services that count as a contribution.
- Mamdani faced criticism from rival Andrew Cuomo over Corbyn’s involvement, with reactions shaped in part by a 2020 U.K. watchdog finding that Labour under Corbyn unlawfully mishandled antisemitism complaints.