Nigel Farage ‘very pleased’ Elon Musk backs Reform UK, calling him a ‘hero’
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Speaking at party conference, its leader calls reports of tech mogul’s potential $100m donation ‘somewhat overexaggerated’. Nigel Farage has hailed Elon Musk as a “hero” and said he was “very pleased he’s backing our party”, but he called reports that the tech mogul was preparing to donate $100m (£80m) to Reform UK “somewhat overexaggerated”.
Speaking at Reform’s East Midlands conference on Friday night, the party leader said Musk’s efficiency plan for Donald Trump’s government was the “blueprint we need” as he called for a “complete change of culture in Britain”. “I am very pleased he’s backing our party, even if reports of his potential financial donations are somewhat overexaggerated,” he said. “Whether we like everything he says or not, he’s a hero.”.
The tech billionaire has been weighing in on British politics in recent months, and told his social media followers on Thursday that “Britain needs Reform now” as rumours circulated he is preparing to give the party up to $100m. He has also tweeted in support of Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon and was jailed for 18 months for contempt of court in October, and has been accused of “politicising” the rape of young girls with his comments about child grooming rings in the UK.
Farage told GB News that Robinson is “not what we need”. “[Musk] sees Robinson as one of these people that fought against the grooming gangs. But of course the truth is Tommy Robinson’s in prison not for that, but for contempt of court,” he said. “We’re a political party aiming to win the next general election. [Robinson] is not what we need.”.
