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Tuesday briefing: What Reform UK might get from Elon Musk's $100m – The Guardian

In today’s newsletter: With rumours of the political party courting a game-changing investment, people are asking not only what they might do with the money, but what the tech titan might get in return
Good morning. I don’t know how long Elon Musk spent mulling over his rumoured suggestion that he might give $100m to Reform, but since it amounts to about 0.02% of his total wealth, I imagine it will have taken about as much time as most people spend mulling over a Christmas book token for […]
Tuesday briefing: What Reform UK might get from Elon Musk's $100m – The Guardian

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Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage's Reform UK – The Guardian

Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands
Ministers are resisting demands to rush through measures to block Elon Musk from handing millions to Nigel Farage, amid a growing clamour for an overhaul of Britain’s political donation laws.
The government is facing mounting calls this weekend for an urgent clampdown that would limit the amount a foreign national can donate via their UK-based companies.
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Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage's Reform UK – The Guardian

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Elon Musk among billionaires set to donate to Reform UK, says treasurer – The Guardian

Nick Candy promises that party will deliver ‘political disruption like we have never seen before’
The treasurer of Reform UK has said that Elon Musk is among a “number of billionaires” interested in donating to Nigel Farage’s party, promising “political disruption like we have never seen before”.
Nick Candy told the Financial Times that the party will raise more funds than “any other political party” for grassroots campaigning, data and polling.
He also predicted Reform UK […]
Elon Musk among billionaires set to donate to Reform UK, says treasurer – The Guardian

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How far do Elon Musk and Reform UK share a political vision? – The Guardian

Immigration, culture wars and shrinking the public sector all feature highly on their agendas
The get-together last week of Elon Musk, Nigel Farage and Reform UK’s treasurer, Nick Candy, was not just a gathering of Donald Trump fans. It was a meeting of minds.
Immigration, culture wars and shrinking the public sector all feature highly on their political agendas, developed under the umbrella of Trump’s Maga vision.
“We only have one more chance left to save the west and we can do great […]
How far do Elon Musk and Reform UK share a political vision? – The Guardian