Nigel Farage clarifies Elon Musk did not offer a large donation to Reform UK

BILLIONAIRE Elon Musk has not offered a huge donation to Reform UK, Nigel Farage has said.

But the party leader said he would take Mr Musk’s cash if offered.

Speculation emerged last weekend that the world’s richest man and Labour critic was ­considering handing over £78.8million to Reform.

Mr Musk has been a frequent critic of Sir Keir Starmer and supporter of Mr Farage’s insurgent party.

When asked about the possibility for the first time, Mr. Farage confirmed, “Yes, politically, he is a supporter of mine; he has been open about it. I have never asked him for a donation, nor has he ever offered one.”

He added: “Would I accept money given we’re up against two big parties that are heavily funded, while we scrape by on our membership fees, yes of course I would accept money.”

Last night conservative commentator Tim Montgomerie – a former aide to Boris Johnson – joined Reform.

In August, Musk likened Britain to the Soviet Union over its crackdown on rioters spreading lies online.

Musk doubled down after his spat with Starmer over the billionaire’s claim that the UK faces “civil war”.

Downing Street said there was “no justification” for Musk’s comments, sparking a war of words.

Musk had replied to a Tommy Robinson tweet falsely claiming Muslims are responsible for the riots saying “civil war is inevitable”.

The PM hit back at his comments and said the government would not “tolerate attacks on Muslim communities”.

In response, Musk said Starmer should be concerned about attacks on “all communities”.