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Harry Farley
Political correspondent

Nigel Farage’s defence of Elon Musk is a part of a burgeoning
relationship between the pair. They had been lately pictured collectively in Donald
Trump’s Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago. And there are rumours of a big donation
that the billionaire Musk “could properly” – Farage stated – give to Reform UK.

However Musk’s advantages to Reform UK transcend simply cash. As
Farage advised Laura Kuenssberg this morning, “he makes us look cool” for some
younger folks.

“I feel he is a hero,” Farage stated.

However for all of the pleasant phrases, there are areas of stress
within the relationship between Reform UK and Elon Musk.

One instance is over Tommy
Robinson, whose actual title is Stephen Yaxley Lennon. Musk has known as for the
far-right agitator to be launched from jail. Farage is decided to distance himself from Robinson and desires him nowhere close to his political social gathering.

Farage tried to shrug any variations off, saying simply
as a result of Musk helps Reform, “doesn’t suggest I’ve to agree with every part he
says”.

Nevertheless it’s one space the place the blossoming friendship between
Musk and Reform UK may run into difficulties.