Elon Musk says Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to lead Reform UK

The owner of Tesla and X met with Mr Farage in December at US President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, which Mr Farage described as “historic”

Nigel Farage met with Elon Musk last month. Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA

Elon Musk has said Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead Reform UK, just weeks after the pair had a “great” meeting in the US.

The owner of Tesla and X – the social media site formerly known as Twitter – met with Mr Farage in December at US President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, which Mr Farage described as “historic”.