ELON Musk has called for a new leader of Reform after Nigel Farage said he was wrong to praise far-right agitator Tommy Robinson. But it came just hours after the opposition politician had

London: Elon Musk’s tempestuous relationship with the UK took a turn when the tech billionaire called for populist figure Nigel Farage to be replaced as leader of the Reform party, after the British politician refused to endorse some of Musk’s latest online claims.

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”.