Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson are among three Reform MPs accused of profiting from “spreading hateful rhetoric” after it emerged they’ve made thousands of pounds from posting on Elon Musk’s X.

Elon Musk has said Reform UK needs a new leader because Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes”. The tech billionaire’s comments came just hours after Farage described him as “a hero”. His latest intervention on UK politics casts serious doubt on claims he was prepared to make a substantial donation to Reform.

Mr Musk’s allyship with Mr Farage would seem like a natural fit, given that the Reform leader’s relationship with Mr Trump goes back much further. The pair first met in 2016, shortly after the president-elect’s first election victory, and they are thought to have remained allies since.

Farage Says Musk has been ‘a huge help’ in winning over the young people who might in years past have gone for Labour but now see Reform UK as the way

A Reform MP has slammed a reported government assessment into Elon Musk's posts as "pathetic" amid concerns about the danger they pose to UK security. The Home Office is said to have ramped up extra monitoring to assess the content and reach of what is being shared X,