Nigel Farage hit out at Donald Trump ally Elon Musk with a seven-word barb related to the Tesla founder's comments that he should be ousted as Reform UK leader. "Nobody pushes me around — not even him”, the arch-Brexiteer told The Times. The public spat between the pair started when South African-born Mr Musk, who has been running President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) since January, said on X that Mr Farage "doesn't have what it takes" to lead Reform UK.

It came after Mr Musk publicly backed Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson. Responding to Mr Musk's call for him to quit, Mr Farage wrote on X: "Well, this is a surprise! Elon is a remarkable individual but on this I am afraid I disagree. My view remains that Tommy Robinson is not right for Reform and I never sell out my principles."