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Elon Musk has held private discussions with allies about how to remove Sir Keir Starmer as British prime minister before the next general election, according to people briefed on the matter.
In addition to his offensive posts on his social media platform Allies are said to be looking for ways to destabilize Britain’s Labor government.
“His view is that Western civilization itself is under threat,” one of the people added.
Sources said Musk was seeking intelligence on whether he could mobilize support for Britain’s alternative political movements, particularly the right-wing populist party Reform Britain, to force a change of prime minister before the next election. He says he was looking for it.
In the British parliamentary system, the prime minister wields power because he heads the party with the most members.
In recent decades, several prime ministers, including Sir Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, have won large majorities in elections but quit mid-parliament due to declining popularity.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who was appointed by President Trump to co-lead a project to rein in US government spending, has taken a keen interest in British politics over the past six months and has been critical of the Starmer government. is becoming increasingly strict.
Over the past week, he has called for a new national inquiry into historic grooming scandals involving the sexual exploitation of girls by gangs of mainly British-Pakistani men in several British towns and cities.
Mr Musk accused Mr Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions who worked on child sex abuse cases in England and Wales, of being “complicit” in rapes in the UK.
He branded Protection Secretary Jess Phillips a “rape and genocide apologist” after she rejected Home Office Oldham Council’s request for a Whitehall-led inquiry into the grooming scandal in Greater Manchester. I commented.
Mr Starmer has strongly rejected Mr Musk’s criticisms from when he was a prosecutor. He said Monday that “those who are spreading lies and misinformation” are interested in “themselves” and not the victims. Phillips accused Musk of putting his life at risk.
Right-wing political commentator Matt Goodwin said Musk and other Americans had become “fascinated” by the UK grooming gang scandal over the past week partly because it was “so horrifying.” said.
But he also believed it was because Mr Musk had a “visceral mistrust of the Labor government and Keir Starmer”.
Musk has been contacted for comment.
In a shock move last weekend, Mr Musk distanced himself from Nigel Farage, dashing the Reform UK leader’s hopes that the billionaire would make a major donation to the party in the near future.
“The Reform Party needs a new leader,” Musk said, adding, “Mr Farage does not have what it takes.”
Mr. Musk is considering possible leadership candidates to replace Mr. Farage, including Rupert Lowe, a reformist UK lawmaker, and is investigating what a system would look like to replace Mr. Musk, according to a person briefed on Mr. Musk’s thinking. It is said that they are doing so.
Support for the Reform Britain Party has soared in recent months, with polls showing 22% of people backing it, up from 14% at the July election.
Meanwhile, according to a Politico poll, Labor has an approval rating of 28%, while the Conservative Party has an approval rating of 24%.
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The rift between Mr Musk and Mr Farage arose after the two met at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida last month, with the Reform UK leader calling out serial entrepreneur Mr Farage. Friend,” he said.
Mr Farage on Tuesday downplayed the dispute. He told LBC radio he planned to meet with Musk this month and was planning to travel to the United States to attend President Trump’s inauguration in Washington.
“I don’t want to go to war with Elon Musk, and I have no intention of doing so,” he added.
Starmer, by contrast, is not expected to attend Trump’s inauguration. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch is also not scheduled to attend.
Additional reporting by Lucy Fisher
