Musk’s posts have included several calling for far-right agitator Tommy Robinson to be freed from prison, where he is serving time for contempt of court. The PM said: ‘Those how are spreading lies and misinformation as far and wide as possible are not ...

The posts supporting Robinson come as Musk has increasingly inserted himself into British politics: he met with Nigel Farage, the leader of the U.K.’s far-right Reform UK Party, in December, and Farage claimed Musk is giving “serious thought” to helping bankroll the British party.

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

Elon Musk’s interventions in European politics continued this week with his calls for the release of jailed British far-right extremist Tommy Robinson.

Nigel Farage has distanced himself from Tommy Robinson after Elon Musk swung behind the jailed political activist, calling for his release. The Reform UK leader said Mr Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is “not what we need”, as his party seeks to challenge Labour in upcoming elections.

Lennon, is well-known as the founder of the English Defence League (EDL), a far-right, anti-Islam group formed in 2009.

Nigel Farage has had to remind his multi-billionaire friend that Tommy Robinson is not in prison as a 'freedom fighter'.

A convicted fraudster with a violent criminal record, Tommy Robinson has become the latest cause championed by the richest person on the planet, Elon Musk.