Musk has cut ties with far-right British politician Nigel Farage as he champions divisive activist Tommy Robinson.

The budding alliance between Nigel Farage and Elon Musk appears to have broken down over Musk's support for Tommy Robinson. Just a month ago, the Times reported that Musk was considering a huge £80 million donation to Farage's Reform party.

Elon Musk’s interventions in European politics continued this week with his calls for the release of jailed British far-right extremist Tommy Robinson.

ELON Musk has called for a new leader of Reform after Nigel Farage said he was wrong to praise far-right agitator Tommy Robinson. But it came just hours after the opposition politician had

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been using his X social media platform to call for the release of Tommy Robinson who is imprisoned in the UK.

Lennon, is well-known as the founder of the English Defence League (EDL), a far-right, anti-Islam group formed in 2009.

Losing Elon Musk’s support would harm Reform UK but the relationship can be mended, Nigel Farage has said. The Reform leader said he would be in the United States “for a good sort of four or five days” for Donald Trump ’s inauguration as president, during which time he would meet billionaire Mr Musk.

In a sign of Musk’s growing influence, the opposition Conservatives — voted out of office in July after 14 years in government — spent Thursday echoing his demand for a focus on tackling “rape gangs” in the U.K. with a dedicated public inquiry.

Farage told journalists his party was in "negotiations" with Mr Musk, the world's richest man, about a potential donation. But come the new year, the relationship had soured, with Tesla boss Mr Musk saying Farage "did not have what it takes" to lead the party.

Nigel Farage said he did not want to “go to war” with US billionaire Elon Musk who said he should be replaced as Reform UK leader having previously backed him. Farage said he instead wanted to “mend broken fences” and made clear he would seek to do this when he travels to America for four or five days and Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president later this month.