Mr Musk’s allyship with Mr Farage would seem like a natural fit, given that the Reform leader’s relationship with Mr Trump goes back much further. The pair first met in 2016, shortly after the president-elect’s first election victory, and they are thought to have remained allies since.

Nigel Farage 's Reform UK has come joint first in a national opinion poll for the first time. The survey by Find Out Now put the insurgent party level with Labour on 25%. The Conservatives are five points behind with 20% in the poll of 2,078 British adults carried out yesterday.

Reform MPs including Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson have been accused of profiting from “spreading hateful rhetoric” after it emerged they’ve made thousands of pounds from posting on the social media site X.

Musk had seemingly backed Brexit campaigner but in abrupt withdrawal of support said ‘Farage doesn’t have what it takes’ to lead Reform.

Elon Musk has said Reform UK needs a new leader because Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes”. The tech billionaire’s comments came just hours after Farage described him as “a hero”. His latest intervention on UK politics casts serious doubt on claims he was prepared to make a substantial donation to Reform.

A timeline of Reform leader’s relationship with the tech billionaire - These two figureheads of the right don’t always