Nigel Farage put on a brave face as he left home a day after Elon Musk claimed Reform UK needed a new leader. Hours earlier Mr Farage had called Musk a 'hero' and said he makes the party 'look cool'

Elon Musk has said Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead Reform UK, just weeks after the pair had a “great” meeting in the US. The owner of Tesla and X – the social media site formerly known as Twitter – met with Mr Farage in December at US President-elect Donald Trump ’s Mar-a-Lago resort, which Mr Farage described as “historic”.