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Far-right billionaire Musk reported ready to ‘fund Reform breakaway’
Reform UK MP, January 31, 2025
By Berny Torre in Harrogate
By Berny Torre in Harrogate
FAR-RIGHT billionaire Elon Musk is wading into the split in the Reform party amid speculation he will fund a hard-right rival.
Reform’s owner and leader Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe, one of the party’s five MPs, appear irreconcilable as their rift deepens daily.
Mr Lowe aroused Mr Farage’s ire by describing him as “messianic” and questioning whether he was properly preparing the party for government.
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