How would the government block Elon Musk from donating to Reform?

There have been growing rumours that Elon Musk is considering donating tens of millions of dollars to Reform UK. Mr Musk, who has been a vocal critic of the Labour government, could donate through the UK subsidiaries of his companies, which made about £90m in profits over the past two years. The government has been urged to intervene to prevent Mr Musk from donating to the fledgling party, with the Electoral Commission calling for the government to strengthen the rules around political donations to protect the system from foreign interference. Vijay Rangarajan, chief executive of the elections watchdog, said linking donations to the UK profits of companies owned by foreigners was needed to retain the trust of voters – a move which could cap the amount that Mr Musk could donate through the British arm of his social media company X. Asked whether the government plans to block the donation, Ms Powell told Sky News the government has “no immediate plans” to do so, but added it is already planning to introduce reforms to the electoral system later in this parliament – something the party promised to do in its manifesto.