Elon Musk attacks Keir Starmer’s Labour government with UK investment claim
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has hit out at Keir Starmer claiming that "very few" businesses want to invest in Britain under his Labour government. Elon Musk has been catapulted to the very centre of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle as a key adviser Sir Keir has previously clashed with X owner Musk after the billionaire entrepreneur used the platform to claim "civil war" was "inevitable" in Britain. Nigel Farage met Mr Musk at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion recently amid rumours the tech billionaire is preparing to donate up to $100m to Reform UK. Asked if he was planning to give the upstart party £80m, Musk – who has been appointed by Mr Trump to lead a new government efficiency commission in the US – replied “no”.