Elon Musk has said Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead Reform UK in a huge embarrassment for the politician.
The unexpected call for change came just hours after a fawning Mr Farage branded the billionaire a “hero” and said his support makes his party “look cool”. Musk posted on Twitter /X: “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.”
The businessman has come under fire over a string of “disgraceful” smears aimed at UK politicians, including Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips. But despite the backlash Mr Farage refused to condemn him, and said that Musk may be set to plough millions of pounds into his party.
In an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, the Reform UK boss said: “He may well give us money, whether he does or not. I think what he gives us with huge numbers of young people, he makes us look cool.”
He repeatedly refused to condemn the billionaire’s attacks on Mr Starmer and Ms Phillips, instead saying: “The fact that Musk supports me and supports Reform doesn’t mean as two grown ups, we have to agree with everything the other says.”
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