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ELON MUSK WAS “just trying to encourage” Nigel Farage by tweeting that he “doesn’t have what it takes”, the Reform UK leader has said.
The billionaire adviser to Donald Trump called for Farage to be replaced at the head of Reform in January during a dispute over Musk’s support for jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.
It had followed a period of warm relations between the two men, including rumours that Musk could channel a large donation to Reform through the UK arm of his social media company, X.
Musk subsequently also expressed support for the now-Independent MP Rupert Lowe, suggesting he could take over Reform.
Appearing on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Farage said he had since met Musk and discussed the tweet.
“We talked about it,” he said, adding: “He was just trying to encourage me in a few policy areas, ones I wasn’t prepared to go down.”
Farage has consistently been opposed to allowing Robinson to join his political parties, describing him as “thuggish”.
But Musk began making supportive comments about the far-right figure in January during a row over the handling of group-based child sexual exploitation in towns around the UK.
Despite the split with Musk, Farage has continued the praise the billionaire, insisting they are still “on good terms” and describing him as a “hero” during an appearance at a right-wing conference in America in February.
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Mcdonalds is always there for me too. Unfortunately for my waist!!
I hate McDonald’s and yet I find their double cheeseburgers annoyingly addictive…
#Jimmy
Mar tá siad lá le siúrce agus cimicí chun go mbeidh tú tugtha dóibh.
Gaeltan,
Perché si rispondere a un commento in una lingua diversa ? è rozzo
Is maith liom sceallóga agus ispíní.
Eh?
Breaking News: James Franco worked in McDonald’s. Bad day at the office Journal?
I know the feeling James, mc Donald’s has often taken me out of a hole too.
Ironic, mackers has taken the hole out of me more than once.
Silly boy.
To be fair it reads a bit like james got a few dollars for reading that script!
McDonald’s where even the salads are unhealthy.
Pure manure!!
Terrible actor, brutal Director and an even worse artist… one guy that should have never given up the day job…
What have you done lately?
Let’s put this to bed once and for all…Big Mac or Whopper??
Neither.
Big Mac on its own or a Whopper if you whack a few BK onion rings into it! Now thats me darza!!
Often emptied my hole!!
Caroline did?
She always was dirty.
Ask the lads…..
Yeah, Cal is well known………
A “full Irish breakfast” is far more dangerous to your waistline than anything served up in McDonalds.
Anyway,why pick on McDonalds?
ALL restaurants serve up fattening foods.
Ever wondered what’s in that “Nouveau Cusine” they serve up in upmarket restaurants?
At least McDonalds is spotlessly clean and hygienic.
Unlike a lot of other “greasy spoon” dumps you see on the high street.
And a LOT cleaner and hygienic than most Irish kitchens I have seen.
McDonalds sells happiness. I’d have it every other month but never as my main meal of the day.
Large chicken legend meal, salsa, no bacon, with coke. That’s the one and only meal I eat at McDonalds and I’d happily eat it everyday if I could get away with it. Add chicken nuggets and its €10 exactly.
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