Musk discussed ways to oust British Prime Minister Starmer before the next election, reports FT Reuters
(Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk has held private talks with allies about removing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from his position ahead of the next general election, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Musk, the world’s richest person and a close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, last month backed Germany’s anti-immigrant party ahead of elections scheduled for February and has repeatedly commented on British politics, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Musk has been weighing how he and his allies can destabilize the Labor government and has sought information on building support for alternative British political movements to force a change of government, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Musk did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment outside regular business hours.
“His view is that Western civilization itself is under threat,” one of the people told the FT.
Musk previously accused Starmer of what he said was a failure to prosecute gangs of men who raped young girls when he was director of public prosecutions between 2008 and 2013. Starmer later defended his work as Britain’s chief prosecutor.
In addition, Musk is scheduled to host Alternative for Germany party leader Alice Weidel in a live interview on X on Thursday. German security services have labeled the German party supported by Musk as right-wing extremist.
Earlier this week, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere expressed concern about Musk meddling in the political affairs of countries outside the United States.
