It’s been quite the 24 hours in British politics. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has spent much of it lambasting Labour on Twitter/X over its decision not to hold a government inquiry into child abuse in Oldham. But has he now gone too far? The Tesla founder has posted numerous claims calling for the release of far-right protester Tommy Robinson, jailed last year for contempt of court.
It begged the obvious question: would Reform UK – Musk’s preferred party of choice in Britain – take up Robinson’s cause too? When Mr S put the question to Reform spinners, the answer that came back was unequivocal: no, given his onetime membership of the English Defence League. But it was left to leader Nigel Farage to field questions about Musk’s backing of Robinson last night. Speaking to GB News after a rally in Leicester, Farage said of Musk:
He’s very supportive of me.
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