Reform UK leader steps up pressure on Keir Starmer as he threatens to hold his own hearings into grooming gangs if the governnment does not

Nigel Farage said he did not want to “go to war” with US billionaire Elon Musk who said he should be replaced as Reform UK leader having previously backed him.

Express.co.uk Assistant News Editor and Conservative Councillor Mieka Smiles gives her view on this week's big political spat.

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.

Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK in a surprising U-turn hours after the British politician refused to endorse some of the tech billionaire’s latest online claims. “The Reform party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes,” Musk wrote on X, his social media site, on Sunday afternoon.

LONDON — Donald Trump’s top U.K. ally Nigel Farage will attend the incoming U.S. president’s inauguration, despite a public spat with Trump pick Elon Musk. Reform U.K. confirmed Tuesday that Farage — who leads the right-wing populist party — will be present at Trump’s second inauguration as president on January 20.

It appears the inevitable clash of personalities between Elon Musk and Nigel Farage has happened, with Musk declaring Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to lead Reform (Metro, Mon). The question is,

Elon Musk took to social media to express his dissatisfaction with the current leadership of the Reform Party, targeting Nigel Farage on Sunday. Musk posted on X, “The Reform Party needs a new leader.