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

Reform MP Rupert Lowe said he was standing by party leader Nigel Farage after US tech billionaire Elon Musk called for him to be replaced. The entrepreneur said on X that Farage "doesn't have what it takes" to lead the party - but did not explain his reasoning.

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.

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The crowd seemed to be having fun, even though it is plain some of those gathered there have been drawn in because they are deeply disgruntled with the status quo in the UK. A newly joined party member said he was there because Farage "is a breath of fresh air" and current politicians were failing to give younger generations a chance to get on.

It is an abrupt withdrawal of support by the U.S. billionaire for the Brexit campaigner who is trying to shake up the British political establishment again.

Business tycoon Elon Musk asserted in a post on X that Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage does not "have what it takes" and should be replaced. "The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes,