Elon Musk has expressed an interest in backing an alternative to Reform UK, following a spat that erupted last week between the populist party’s leader Nigel Farage and his most high-profile MP.

Tech tycoon Elon Musk is considering backing a rival to Reform UK led by Rupert Lowe, it has emerged. Musk, who briefly flirted with bankrolling Farage's populist party, suddenly took aim at the Clacton MP after the pair sparred over ex-English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson.

Nigel Farage has suggested there's no way back for ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe, who has caught the eye of Elon Musk and has accused the party of a "witch hunt"

Elon Musk has expressed an interest in backing a rival party to Reform UK, according to reports. The US tech billionaire is said to have indicated that he would support a credible alternative to Nigel Farage 's party in the wake of the Rupert Lowe row.

Elon Musk has put his weight behind a Reform MP's call to "detain and deport" illegal migrants after GB News revealed 500 "asylum seekers" crossed the English Channel on Sunday. A sunny day on the South Coast saw a record day of arrivals - with the first small boat making its way into British waters shortly after 5am.

The civil war dominating Reform UK has deepened, with leader Nigel Farage warning there is ‘no way back’ for Rupert Lowe

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