Elon Musk vows to abide by Twitter poll asking if he should step down as CEO

The poll attracted more than four million votes within an hour of posting.

Elon Musk vows to abide by results of Twitter poll asking if he should step down (Brian Lawless/PA)

Elon Musk has vowed to abide by the results of a public online poll asking Twitter users if he should “step down” as head of the social media platform.

Mr Musk tweeted the 12-hour poll at 11.20pm on Sunday night.