NIGEL Farage has said he took “copious notes” from his meeting with Elon Musk on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign that he will bring to politics in the UK.
Musk, the world’s richest man who was recently reported to have more than $400 billion, saw a court battle after he began awarding $1 million to hand-picked voters in US swing states during the presidential election.
Reports in the US said Musk had spent a total of around $277m supporting Trump’s election campaign.
There have been rumours that the Twitter/X boss is considering a similar giant donation, of $100m, to Reform UK.
Amid the whispers, Musk met with Farage at Trump’s Mar-a-lago residence in Florida.
Writing in The Telegraph after the meeting, Farage said: “Inevitably, following such intense media speculation, the issue of money was discussed, and there will be ongoing negotiations on that score.”
The Reform UK leader went on: “There is little doubt that Musk’s contribution to the scale of the Trump victory is not to be underestimated. I have come home with copious notes of how they increased the turnout, voter registration and so much more, and all of this I intend to implement as part of the professionalisation of our party.
“It is also heartening to listen to Elon speak about UK politics with such deep care. He regards the mother country of the English-speaking world as being in very deep trouble.
“He described the Labour and Conservative parties as the uniparty, and left us in no doubt that he is right behind us.”
Farage also has the backing of billionaire property developer Nick Candy, who joined him in meeting Musk in Florida.
Recent Westminster polls have suggested that Reform UK could be on to make the next General Election a three-horse race.
They also look likely to return a number of MSPs to Holyrood in 2026 under the proportional representation voting system.
