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Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it's time we reined him in | Alexander Hurst

He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws. We mustn’t make the mistake of playing nice with the world’s richest bully
Elon Musk is, more or less, a rogue state. His intentions are self-serving and nefarious, and his nation-state level resources allow him to flout the law with impunity. To put it into context, if dollars were metres, Musk’s money would be enough to take him to Mars and back, while a mere millionaire could only make a round trip from Paris to Amsterdam.
The […]
Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it's time we reined him in | Alexander Hurst

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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's Farage meeting renews reports he could fund Reform UK – The Guardian

Reform treasurer also joins talks at Donald Trump’s home as far-right party says ‘we can do great things together’
Elon Musk has met Nigel Farage and Nick Candy, Reform UK’s new treasurer, at Donald Trump’s home, Mar-a-Lago, reviving speculation the billionaire could fund the hard-right party.
After the meeting on Monday, Reform released photos of Musk sitting with Farage and Candy, and standing with them beneath a portrait of a young Trump at the US president-elect’s Florida […]
Elon Musk's Farage meeting renews reports he could fund Reform UK – The Guardian