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.

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.

Nigel Farage has vowed to “explain” to Elon Musk why he won’t co-operate with Tommy Robinson. The billionaire owner of X, who has hinted at a possible donation to Farage’s Reform, has shown support for the jailed activist on social media.

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

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has distanced himself from Elon Musk’s stance on jailed far-right figure Tommy Robinson after the tech billionaire called for him to be released from prison.

With Musk said to be minded to give Reform UK a sizeable donation, Farage believes he remains "very helpful" to the party's cause. On Friday, Health Secretary Wes Streeting hit out at Musk's attack on the government's handling of grooming gangs, calling it "misjudged and certainly misinformed".

It comes after Reform MP Lee Anderson was repeatedly interrupted by Tommy Robinson supporters during his speech to the party's UK East Midlands Conference in Leicester

On Boxing Day, Nigel Farage was describing Elon Musk as “a bloody hero” and confirming that he was expecting a “reasonable-sized donation” from the billionaire to Reform UK...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been using his X social media platform to call for the release of Tommy Robinson who is imprisoned in the UK.

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.

Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has said that Tommy Robinson is “not what we need”, after Elon Musk praised the imprisoned far-Right activist. Mr Musk, the tech billionaire and vocal supporter of Mr Farage, retweeted posts on X describing Robinson as a “political prisoner” and separately said: “Britain needs Reform now!”