REFORM UK leader Nigel Farage has met Elon Musk amid speculation the tech billionaire could make a donation to the party.
Farage described the hour-long meeting at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday as “great” and “historic”, saying he and party treasurer Nick Candy had “learned a great deal about the Trump ground game”.
He said the men would have “ongoing discussions on other areas”, adding: “We only have one more chance left to save the West and we can do great things together.”
On social media, Farage shared a photo of himself, Musk, and Candy in front of a 1989 portrait of Trump. "Britain needs Reform," he wrote.
Britain Needs Reform. @ElonMusk pic.twitter.com/CrR8p9yJab
— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) December 17, 2024
The meeting follows newspaper reports, dismissed by Farage, that Twitter/X owner Musk was preparing to donate up to 100 million dollars (£79 million) to Reform UK.
Farage has previously criticised American political figures for getting involved in British politics, saying then-president Barack Obama had “behaved disgracefully” by suggesting the UK would be “at the back of the queue” for a US trade deal if it voted for Brexit.
He has repeatedly insisted he knows nothing about a potential contribution to Reform from Musk, but said the party would take the money if it were offered.
Musk is reported to have spent more than 250 million dollars (£197 million) to support Trump’s re-election campaign, focused on increasing turnout in key states.
He has since been named as one of the two heads of a new cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency in the incoming Trump administration.
The visit is at least the fourth time Farage has travelled to America since his election as MP for Clacton in July.
Recent Westminster polls have suggested that his Reform party could be on to make the next General Election a three-horse race.
