Musk trying to encourage me with tweet calling for new Reform UK leader – Farage

Elon Musk was “just trying to encourage” Nigel Farage by tweeting that he “doesn’t have what it takes”, the Reform UK leader has said.

The billionaire adviser to Donald Trump called for Mr Farage to be replaced at the head of Reform in January during a dispute over Mr Musk’s support for jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

It had followed a period of warm relations between the two men, including rumours that Mr Musk could channel a large donation to Reform through the UK arm of his social media company, X.