Nigel Farage says X owner Elon Musk is 'right behind' Reform and kicked off 'negotiations' about a $100m donation when they met at Trump HQ in Florida
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Nigel Farage has claimed X owner Elon Musk is 'right behind' Reform UK and has already begun discussions over a $100million donation that could upend UK politics. The party leader met Mr Musk, the hard right ally of Donald Trump, at the president-elect's Florida headquarters on Monday.
![[Mr Farage said they had discussed money and that there will be 'ongoing negotiations' with the tech billionaire.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/08/93264513-0-image-a-18_1734509955910.jpg)
Mr Farage said they had discussed money and that there will be 'ongoing negotiations' with the tech billionaire. It comes amid reports that Mr Musk is planning to interfere in UK politics with a nine-figure donation - equal to £79million - that would overshadow the cash received by all other parties.
![[Mr Farage also met vice-president elect JD Vance at Mar-A-Lago, posting an image and offering to help Labour with 'contacts' in the new Trump administration.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/08/93264635-0-image-a-19_1734509957682.jpg)
Mr Farage also met vice-president elect JD Vance at Mar-A-Lago, posting an image and offering to help Labour with 'contacts' in the new Trump administration. The Reform leader has previously criticised American political figures for getting involved in British politics, saying 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.
He had repeatedly insisted he knows nothing about a potential contribution to Reform from Mr Musk, but said the party would take the money if it were offered. But writing in The Telegraph after the meeting, Mr Farage said: 'Inevitably, following such intense media speculation, the issue of money was discussed, and there will be ongoing negotiations on that score.'.
