Is Elon Musk dictating the British political agenda?
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Scroll through his latest posts on X and Elon Musk has a laser focus on UK politics. His main targets? Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips MP and their response to the country’s grooming scandal. He’s also blowing hot and cold on Reform UK. So what influence is the world’s richest man having on British politics? And why is he doing it?
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