Gymshark founder urges Elon Musk style government adviser for UK
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Tesla and X boss played huge role in Donald Trump’s election success. The founder of British athleisure-wear brand Gymshark has urged the government to take a US-style approach and allow business leaders like to Elon Musk to influence UK policy. At just 32-years-old Ben Francis is one of the UK’s youngest entrepreneurial millionaires having started his brand from his parent’s garage at just 19.
Valued at £725 million in the Sunday Times Rich List, Francis is number five on the 40 under 40 list and has said he has a “long list” of ideas to make Britain more business-friendly. When asked if the UK should adopt a US-style approach in which Donald Trump has included business tycoons such as billionaire Elon Musk into his administration, Mr Francis told The Telegraph: “Oh god, yeah, 100 per cent. I mean, I feel like it’s fairly obvious, isn’t it?.
“If the question is, ‘do you think [we should be] bringing in competent business people to support the Government in their policies?’, then of course my answer would be ‘yes’.”. Mr Musk’s involvement with both Trump’s election campaign and his influence on his future policy has sparked concern among critics on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Tesla boss, who bought social media platform X in 2022, was a key factor in the president elect’s successful bid to return to the White House with many believing the right-winger’s control over public discourse has had too much influence in the political sphere.