Musk could sidestep overseas donation laws by donating to Farage through UK branch of X

Musk could sidestep overseas donation laws by donating to Farage through UK branch of X



by djpolofish

34 comments

  1. The worlds biggest grifter supporting one of the worlds worst grifters:

    “The Tesla billionaire, who donated tens of millions of pounds to Donald Trump’s campaign, is said to be considering [funnelling $100 million ](https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/elon-musk-reform-donation-386577/)to the British far-right party spearheaded by Farage.

    According to the Times, it would be with the explicit goal of making the Reform UK leader prime minister.

    UK law dictates that politicians can only accept donations from British citizens or UK-registered companies which are incorporated in the UK and carry out business in the UK.

    Although Musk doesn’t qualify personally, he could get around the rules by channelling money through the UK branch of UK, which he owns.

    Farage told the Times: “All I can say is that I’m in touch with him and he is very supportive of my policy positions.

    “We both share a friendship with Donald Trump and Trump has said good things about me in front of Musk. We’ve got a good relationship with him.”

    Farage stopped short of confirming the donation, while comment from X has not been forthcoming.”

  2. I don’t think Musk understands how British politics works, if he thinks a huge donation to Farage would magically make him PM material.

    Of course he thinks that money can buy anything, and I guess that’s proven true in the US, but we don’t have the dark money driven, year long election campaigns that the US media and political establishment live on.

  3. I’m sure the patriots at Reform will refuse the meddling of an unelected foreign bureaucrat, right?

    . . . . . right?

  4. Is this meant to be news? It was obvious that’s the way he’d do it (if he does it)

  5. There’s always going to be a way, a loop hole.

    whats stopping farage selling artwork to the American republicans for a large sum.

    payments to a private business just another way

  6. If this can happen then so can a second EU referendum.

  7. We need to remember our proud history of standing up to wannabe dictators. It does not matter *who* is trying to buy the election or which flavour of politics they are – once we get onto that slope it’s down to who wants to pay the most.

  8. I hear Musk could also sidestep UK prostitution laws by hiring a hooker in Amsterdam.

  9. No he can’t. The law clearly states that foreign funding of political parties is illegal.

  10. The world has gone mad!! It’s so unbalanced with idiot people as our leaders, I fear for what’s to come!!

  11. The shareholders of twitter would have to approve the donation first.

  13. Yeah, thats not dodgy at all.

    More Russian money for Reform eh?

  14. Maybe the 50th way this same headline has been rephrased with absolutely nothing to back it up

  15. Breaking news! Musk could buy some fish and chips from the local chippy if he moved to the UK.

  16. I think we have to thank him here for being so brazen and arrogant with this.

    Musk is inadvertently advertising just how stupidly lax our rules are when it comes to influencing British politics.

  17. Why is he trying to ruin our country the way he ruined the US

  18. Sorry but why can companies donate to political parties at all?

  19. I can see the SAS being ordered to take Musk out at some point.

  20. Will he have to pay tax on it then? If it comes through the UK? 

  21. It’s quite scary how three is such a web of dark money destroying politics all over the world.

  22. How is this public internet knowledge and yet not getting attention from the government?

  23. I just wish we’d find out that Farage was the one starting the rumours of Musk paying him all this money and Musk eventually coming out and saying “Why the fuck would I do that?”.

  24. I don’t wish harm to happen to anyone, nor anyone I dislike, however try to fuck or interfere with our country as an outsider……well….

  25. I’m resigned to Farridge being the next prime minister. Grim as it may be, this is just the fucking timeline we’re living in.

  26. Our country is under attack by the richest man in the world and there’s nothing we can do about it

  27. And so Reform continues shows it’s true colours as a party only concerned about corporate interests instead of the working people of this country. 

  28. I am pretty certain trade union donations are not being restricted by any law Liebor put in place.

    He could give the money to a UK friend.

    They could set up a trade union and donate the money to the union.

    The union could then vote (this person being the general secretary and only member) to donate that money to Reform.

  29. He doesn’t understand how our political system works. Move along.

  30. Musk can give it to me, I’ll pass it on, less my fee.

  31. Ugh can we get this idiot out of British politics? He’s a South African living in America meddling in UK politics.

    Does he need a fucking fidget spinner to keep him occupied and away from us or something?

  32. This is it isn’t it, the downfall of western civilisation by billionaires and fascists.

  33. It doesn’t matter- we aren’t as thick as the yanks, Farage is widely hated or ridiculed- he won’t get very far, even with money

  34. I love that farage accused Labour of trying to interfere with the US election but it’s ok for the twit to donate to him to interfere with uk election

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