Nigel Farage has broken his silence on Sunday afternoon saying that he is “surprised” that Elon Musk has said the Reform UK leader “doesn’t have what it takes.”
This comes as the Tesla chief has called for Tommy Robinson to be freed from prison and has said that he should be allowed to join Reform.
The SpaceX boss wrote on X today, “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.”
Farage said that he is “surprised” by Musk’s comments, saying that he disagrees with his view.
Farage said, “Well, this is a surprise! Elon is a remarkable individual but on this I am afraid I disagree,” he said.
“My view remains that Tommy Robinson is not right for Reform and I never sell out my principles.”
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GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope asked Farage if he will “accept Robinson as a member of your party,” he said, “No.”
“Robinson has been to prison many, many times for many, many things.”
He added, “He’s got his own campaign. We are a political party aiming to win the next general election. He’s not what we need.”
GB News asked about Musk’s comments on Robinson, he said: “He’s attacking the leadership of Britain. He’s saying Britain’s been terribly badly led and that the grooming scandal, the mass rape scandal which has resurfaced and transcripts of what was said in court have been online. And I recommend you at home. Don’t read them. You won’t sleep at night.
“So, yes, he is attacking the leadership in Britain. He’s very supportive of me. He’s very supportive of the party. He sees Robinson as one of these people that fought against the grooming gangs.
“But of course, the truth is Tommy Robinson is in prison. Not for that, but for contempt of court for the third occasion.
“Equally, there are people in Britain who think that Robinson is a political prisoner. That’s the narrative that he’s pushed out. That’s how he earns his living. But it isn’t quite true.”
On Friday Farage ruled out allowing Robinson from joining Reform UK and that he will still work with Musk despite his views on Tommy, he added, “If he can help us financially that would be fantastic.”
Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison after he admitted two charges of contempt of court as he made false allegations about a Syrian refugee.
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