Elon Musk has sensationally called on Nigel Farage to step down as Reform UK leader saying “he doesn’t have what it takes”
In a social media post on X Musk wrote: “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.”
It comes just hours after Mr Farage told the BBC that Elon Musk’s support for Reform UK makes the party look “cool” and helps it attract younger supporters.
The party leader, 60, praised the X owner and world’s richest man, 53, as his “American friend”.
He has been linked with a $100million donation to Reform, but Mr Farage downplayed the likelihood of the handout being that big.
The Reform leader told the BBC: “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.”