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Starmer urged to change donation rules amid talk of Musk bankrolling Reform

Exclusive: Electoral Commission wants prime minister to protect elections from foreign interference
Keir Starmer must strengthen the rules around political donations to protect the electoral system from foreign interference, the Electoral Commission has said, amid rising concerns about Elon Musk’s plans to donate millions of pounds to Reform UK.
Vijay Rangarajan, chief executive of the elections watchdog, said that linking donations to political parties to the UK profits of companies owned by […]
Starmer urged to change donation rules amid talk of Musk bankrolling Reform

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The Guardian view on Elon Musk and UK politics: interference in plain sight | Editorial

American tech billionaires are no more entitled to meddle in British democracy than other foreign oligarchs
Under most circumstances, a British politician seeking cash from a foreign oligarch would make the approach discreetly. Recipient and donor would worry about the relationship looking improper even if the deal could be done without breaching UK electoral law.
Nigel Farage has no such qualms. The Reform leader has boasted of his recent meeting with Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, […]
The Guardian view on Elon Musk and UK politics: interference in plain sight | Editorial

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Elon Musk is 'right behind us,' boasts Farage – POLITICO.eu

Brexiteer says X owner was ‘very generous with his time’ in Mar-a-Lago meeting — and floats prospect of snaring some Musk cash.
LONDON — Nigel Farage boasted that Elon Musk is “right behind” him — and raised the prospect of the tech tycoon opening up his checkbook to help Farage’s insurgent Reform UK party.
The arch-Brexiteer, who is a staunch ally of Donald Trump and now leads Reform UK, visited Musk at the U.S. President-elect’s Mar-a-Lago […]
Elon Musk is 'right behind us,' boasts Farage – POLITICO.eu