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Musk busts through the UK political china shop


Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly known as Twitter) may detest the current Kier Starmer government due to clashes on topics like free

He’s getting cosy with major figures from both sides of the aisle, advancing his particular beliefs on AI and the next generation of communications… and if those connections help his business interests, too, well, why not? This article in the Financial Times weaves those threads together with how the mogul is also making a mark with people who made their names as from both major political parties. And here’s another extra twist: The Times is reporting that Musk is also preparing to donate $100 million to Nigel Farage and the Reform party to help him become the next Prime Minster.

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