Nigel Farage distances himself from Elon Musk on Tommy Robinson

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Nigel Farage distances himself from Elon Musk on Tommy Robinson

Reform *** leader Nigel Farage has distanced himself from Elon Musk’s support for jailed far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson.

The tech multi-billionaire added his voice to calls to release Yaxley-Lennon,

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after admitting contempt of court by repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee.

Farage has been proud to show off the support of Musk, flying to Florida to meet the owner of social media site X, who helped President-elect Donald Trump win the US election.

But Musk’s support for Yaxley-Lennon is uncomfortable for Farage, who has made it clear over a number of years that he does not want him in his political party.

Speaking to Reform ***’s East Midlands conference in Leicester on Friday, Farage said Musk had “a whole range of opinions, some of which I agree with very strongly, and others of which I am more reticent about”.

Nevertheless, Farage described Musk as a “remarkable new entrant” into American politics.

Musk, he said, was a “hero” for buying

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. “At least with Elon, we’ve got free speech back,” he added.

Farage said: “Whether we like everything he says or not, he is a hero.”

With Musk said to be minded to give Reform *** a sizeable donation, Farage believes he remains “very helpful” to the party’s cause.

On Friday, Health Secretary Wes

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, calling it “misjudged and certainly misinformed”.

Musk had posted a series of messages on X, accusing Sir Keir Starmer of failing to prosecute gangs that systematically groomed and ****** young girls, and calling for safeguarding minister Jess Phillips to be jailed.

Asked about his comments, Streeting said the government took “the issue of child ******* exploitation incredibly seriously”.

The Tories have also criticised Musk for “sharing things that are factually inaccurate”.

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