Brutal 'true patriot' swipe aimed at Nigel Farage after his grovelling to Elon Musk
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David Blunkett has taken a brutal swipe at Nigel Farage by saying a true patriot would "want to see off" meddling Elon Musk. The former Labour Home Secretary voiced his alarm over "foreign interference". Reform UK boss Mr Farage has been criticised for cosying up to billionaire Musk before the tech boss turned on him.
The Twitter /X owner was reportedly considering donating around £70million to the party. In December Mr Farage and party treasurer Nick Candy met the erratic businessman - who is set to become part of Donald Trump's administration - in Florida. Speaking in the House of Lords, Lord Blunkett pressed the Government to crack down on foreign donations to political parties. He questioned whether "true patriots and those who believe in the sovereignty of our democratic system" would want to side with those interfering from overseas.
Communities minister Baroness Taylor of Stevenage pointed out the Government had committed to "protect democracy" by strengthening the rules around donations. She said: "Foreign money has no place in our elections and the rules already provide clear safeguards against foreign interference.
"We are considering changes that will help further protect our system from such risks and we are engaging with the Electoral Commission as we do so." She added: "Details of our proposals will be brought forward in due course.". Lord Blunkett pressed her by asking: ""Would she agree that true patriots and those who believe in the sovereignty of our democratic system in the UK will want to see off those, whether they are malign state actors or multi-billionaires, who seek to interfere in our democracy?.
