Nigel Farage said he has 'no desire to go to war' with billionaire Elon Musk, who humiliated him at the weekend. He claimed the bromance can still be fixed

Elon Musk has said Reform UK needs a new leader because Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes”. The tech billionaire’s comments came just hours after Farage described him as “a hero”. His latest intervention on UK politics casts serious doubt on claims he was prepared to make a substantial donation to Reform.

Losing Elon Musk’s support would harm Reform UK but the relationship can be mended, Nigel Farage has said. The Reform leader said he would be in the United States “for a good sort of four or five days” for Donald Trump ’s inauguration as president, during which time he would meet billionaire Mr Musk.