Lee Anderson has declared that Elon Musk is “a champion of free speech” and that “we need him in this world to save the planet” whilst discussing the tech billionaire’s potential funding of Reform UK.
Speaking on GB News, the MP defended the possibility of Musk bankrolling Nigel Farage’s party, stating that such funding would help with leaflets, doorstep campaigning and data gathering.
Lee emphasised that data would be particularly valuable “when targeting specific areas”, drawing from his own campaign experience.
The meeting between Musk, Nigel and Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy took place at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida on Monday.
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In a joint statement, Nigel and Candy said they “had a great meeting with Elon Musk for an hour” and learned about “the Trump ground game”.
The pair declared: “We only have one more chance left to save the West and we can do great things together.”
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They thanked Trump for allowing them to use Mar-a-Lago for what they called a “historic meeting”.
Nigel later revealed on GB News that he and Musk discussed Trump’s success in key swing states and campaign strategy.
“Inevitably, we did discuss money”, he said, noting that whilst negotiations would continue, any donation would not reach the “ludicrous numbers” reported by the Sunday Times.
According to Farage, Musk expressed concern that “the mother country of the English-speaking world is going down the tubes” and agreed that “Britain needs reform”.
Elon Musk joined Nick Candy and Nigel Farage to discuss a potential donation to Reform UK
The tech billionaire “isn’t opposed” to funding Reform UK, provided it can be done legally through UK companies.
Lee criticised what he saw as double standards from the Left in reactions to foreign political involvement.
“It’s all well and good when they send 100 Labour campaigners over to America to help the Democrats”, he said on GB News.
“I don’t hear them bleating on when foreign investors put millions into Labour”, the Reform MP added, suggesting critics “don’t like it when they get a bit of their own medicine back”.
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He praised Nigel as “the only politician at the moment trying to have good relations with the US”.
Musk has emerged as a significant political donor in the US, contributing at least $260 million to Donald Trump’s election campaign.
Trump has nominated Musk to lead the proposed “Department of Government Efficiency” when he returns to the White House in January.
The tech billionaire has been a vocal critic of Britain’s Labour government, previously branding the country a “tyrannical police state”.
While foreign donations to UK political parties are technically banned, there are loopholes allowing donors to give money through British entities.
