{"id":208308,"date":"2025-01-05T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/elon-musk-calls-for-nigel-farage-to-be-replaced-as-reform-uk-leader\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T16:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T16:14:07","slug":"elon-musk-calls-for-nigel-farage-to-be-replaced-as-reform-uk-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/elon-musk-calls-for-nigel-farage-to-be-replaced-as-reform-uk-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK, just weeks after reports the multi-billionaire was in talks to donate to the party.<\/p>\n

In a post on his social media site X, Musk said Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead the party – but did not explain his reasoning. <\/p>\n

Farage suggested this was due to a disagreement over Musk’s support for far-right activist Tommy Robinson.<\/p>\n

He said Musk’s comments were “a surprise”, but that he would “never sell out my principles”.<\/p>\n

The comment from the tech entrepreneur comes hours after Farage described Musk as a “friend” in an interview on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg<\/a> programme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Musk has been a vocal supporter of calls by Reform UK and the Conservative Party for a national inquiry into grooming gangs.<\/p>\n

But this week a rift emerged over Musk’s support for Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who is currently serving an 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court.<\/p>\n

In a social media post on Sunday in response to Musk’s comments,<\/a> Farage said: “Elon is a remarkable individual but on this I am afraid I disagree”.<\/p>\n

“My view remains that Tommy Robinson is not right for Reform and I never sell out my principles.”<\/p>\n

In the interview broadcast earlier on Sunday, Farage told the BBC that the fact that Musk “supports me politically and supports Reform doesn’t mean I have to agree with every single statement he makes on X”.<\/p>\n

Farage said he planned to “have a conversation with (Musk) on a variety of things” – including Robinson – at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Farage has maintained close ties to Trump, who has given Musk a role in his administration.<\/p>\n

Farage founded Reform UK in 2018, then called the Brexit Party, and returned as the party’s leader before being elected as an MP in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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