Elon Musk urges Britons to ‘vote Reform’ as he steps up support for Nigel Farage’s party
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Close ally and ‘first buddy’ of Donald Trump says ex-Ukip leader’s party is the UK’s ‘only hope’ just days after he reignited his feud with Keir Starmer and Labour. Elon Musk has described Reform as the UK’s “only hope” as he stepped up his public support for Nigel Farage’s party and urged Britons to vote for it.
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The tycoon and close ally of Donald Trump is at the centre of rumours he is preparing to give the party up to $100m. Before Christmas he met Mr Farage at the President elect’s Florida country club Mar-a-Lago, where the ex-Ukip leader said they discussed political tactics.
But in a new tweet he extolled the party, saying: “Vote Reform. It’s the only hope”. Mr Farage has in the past criticised American political figures for their attempts at involvement in British politics. He said that the then-president Barack Obama had “behaved disgracefully” by suggesting the UK would be “at the back of the queue” for a US trade deal if it voted for Brexit.
Mr Musk’s comment was in response to a social media post about the sexual exploitation of young girls by gangs in Rotherham. It came just days after he stepped up his feud with Keir Starmer, by claiming that “very few” businesses want to invest in Britain under Labour.
The prime minister hit back, pointing to billions of pounds that have come into the UK since he took office. Sir Keir previously clashed with Mr Musk in August when the billionaire claimed in a post on the X platform he owns that “civil war” was "inevitable" in Britain.
