Who else could lead Reform? Other potential candidates as Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage
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It seems the bromance between Nigel Farage and Elon Musk has come to a bitter end. Despite being photographed together at what Mr Farage called a “historic” meeting at US president-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in December, Tesla CEO Musk seems to have pulled the plug on his friendship with the Reform UK leader.
Mr Musk tweeted on Sunday: “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.”. It’s a far cry from just a few weeks ago when the billionaire was reportedly considering donating £79m to the far-right political party. “Well, this is a surprise!” Mr Farage responded to Mr Musk’s post, suggesting that the original tweet came from a disagreement the pair have over far-right figure Tommy Robinson. “My view remains that Tommy Robinson is not right for Reform and I never sell out on my principles,” he continued.
With Mr Musk’s significant influence on politics, many are now wondering who could replace Mr Farage now that major support has been pulled from beneath him. Here, we’ve compiled a list of far-right figures who could take Farage’s place if he were to resign.
Notorious far-right figure Tommy Robinson has been making headlines for years – whether with his Islamaphobic comments, stalking of journalists or repeated prison sentences. Currently, he’s serving an 18-month sentence after being found guilty of libelling a 15-year-old Syrian refugee at a school in Huddersfield, and breaching an injunction set out to prevent him from repeating the libel.
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