REFORM UK leader Nigel Farage has branded Elon Musk a hero, despite the latter’s calls for far-right activist Tommy Robinson to be released from prison.
Musk, who has recently been considering a £100 million donation to Farage’s party, pinned a message at the top of his Twitter/X feed which read “Free Tommy Robinson!” earlier this week.
Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed in October 2024 for contempt of court after he repeated false claims against a Syrian refugee.
The Clacton-on-Sea MP told conference attendees in Leicester that Musk had “a whole range of opinions, some of which I agree with very strongly, and others of which I am more reticent about”.
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Farage expressed his admiration for Musk, calling him a “remarkable new entrant” into American politics who is “very helpful” for Reform and branding the world’s richest man a “hero”.
“At least with Elon, we’ve got free speech back.
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