Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as the leader of Reform UK, claiming he “doesn’t have what it takes”.

The tech multi-billionaire met with Mr Farage last month at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, in Florida, and there had been speculation he could donate as much as $100 million (£78 million) to the insurgent party.

But Mr Musk and the Reform leader have disagreed in the past week on Tommy Robinson, the former leader of the English Defence League, who is currently in prison for contempt of court.

Mr Farage said last week that Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was “not what we need”, after Mr Musk repeatedly praised him on X, the social media site he owns.