Elon Musk and Farage meeting renews reports he could fund Reform UK
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Reform treasurer also joins talks at Donald Trump’s home as far-right party says ‘we can do great things together’. Elon Musk has met Nigel Farage and Nick Candy, Reform UK’s new treasurer, at Donald Trump’s home, Mar-a-Largo, reviving speculation the billionaire could fund the hard-right party.
After the meeting on Monday, Reform released photos of Musk sitting with Farage and Candy, and standing with them beneath a portrait of a young Trump at the US president-elect’s Florida home. The tech billionaire, who has waged an increasingly personal campaign against Keir Starmer and the Labour party, earlier this month denied a report that he was planning to make a £78m donation to Reform UK.
However, there will now be increased speculation he could intervene in UK politics and help Reform UK’s prospects before next year’s local elections. The party released a statement by the Reform UK leader and Candy in which they said that they had met Musk for an hour.
“We learned a great deal about the Trump ground game and will have ongoing discussions on other areas,” it added. “We only have one more chance left to save the west and we can do great things together. Our thanks also to President Trump for allowing us to use Mar-a-Lago for this historic meeting. The special relationship is alive and well.”.
