Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to resign as leader of the Reform UK party after a dispute over jailed activist Tommy Robinson. Farage, while affirming his admiration for Musk, refused to step down and stated that the party would not accept any donations contingent upon accepting Robinson.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage expressed continued admiration for Elon Musk but said that his populist party will continue to thrive with or without the financial backing of the world’s richest man. A dispute that broke out over jailed English activist Tommy Robinson culminated over the weekend in the Tesla chief calling for the Brexit boss to be replaced at the helm of the party he started, which has surged in the polls and membership since his return over the summer.
Mr Farage has long maintained that Robinson, who is currently in prison after pleading guilty to contempt of court for spreading allegedly libellous claims about a refugee child. Musk and others have claimed that Robinson has been a victim of political persecution over his activism surrounding the mostly Muslim child rape grooming gangs that abused thousands of young white British girls. Musk’s call for Farage’s resignation was described as a “surprise” by the Reform leader, given Musk’s support for his party and speculation that the tech billionaire would make a sizeable political donation to help Reform take on the two establishment parties in Westminster.that he still considers Musk a “hero” for buying Twitter and promoting free speech, adding: “Whatever he might have said about me in the last 24 hours doesn’t change my view,” Mr Farage said. The Reform leader went on to say that he would be “very happy” if Musk would like to donate to the party, but said that “if there are conditions placed on any donation that includes an acceptance of Tommy Robinson then that is not going to happen.” “I’m not giving up principles. I do not allow former BNP (British National Party) activists into this party. That’s a golden rule,” he said. The stance towards Robinson has been supported by other top Reform party members, including Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, whom Musk floated as a potential alternative as leader instead of Farag
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