Elon Musk is reported to be plotting the £79m donation, which would be by far the largest in British electoral history, via the British arm of his social media firm X

Labour is considering capping political donations by individuals and private companies amid reports Elon Musk will hand a $100m donation to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

The Tesla tycoon is said to be plotting the £79m donation, which would be by far the largest in British electoral history, via the British arm of his social media firm X.

According to The Sunday Times, leading businessmen and Conservative Party officials believe Musk could hand over the cash as a “f*** you Starmer payment” in his ongoing feud with the prime minister.

It would give Mr Farage’s insurgent Reform a significant financial advantage over Labour and the Conservatives and be enough to fund a near-endless barrage of attack ads against the government.

But the government is considering recommendations in an upcoming report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank that would cap individual and corporate political donations at £100,000 a year.

The Guardian reported that officials have asked for more details on the proposals, though work is at an early stage and any changes would unlikely be made until late in the parliament.

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The potential donation cap comes as Mr Musk and Mr Farage grow increasingly close, with the Reform leader describing the billionaire Trump ally as “my new friend” last week.

  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
    121·
    23 days ago

    They did say it was the largest ever.

    There’s a difference between say the Chinese buying a politician the equivalent of a pint so they think positively of them and someone outright buying the election as long as you pledge to be a Nazi.

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
      46·
      23 days ago

      There’s a difference between say the Chinese buying a politician the equivalent of a pint so they think positively of them and someone outright buying the election as long as you pledge to be a Nazi.

      attitudes like this is why UK is in a fucking gutter lol

      peasants are their own worst enemies