Musk turns on UK politician Farage over jailed far-right activist
Al JazeeraElon Musk has reversed his support for Nigel Farage, the leader of the United Kingdom’s populist party Reform UK, after a disagreement over the tech billionaire’s call for the release of a jailed far-right activist. Farage doesn’t have what it takes,” Musk posted on his social media site X. Musk last week falsely claimed that Yaxley-Lennon, who is serving an 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court, had been jailed for “telling the truth” about a child grooming scandal that rocked the UK during the 2010s. Musk’s broadside against Farage comes days after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO publicly backed Reform UK, founded by Farage in 2018 as the Brexit Party, saying it was the only party that could “save Britain”. Farage last month told the BBC that Reform UK was in “open negotiations” with Musk about him donating to the party.