Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to stand down as Reform UK leader, saying he "doesn't have what it takes."

He wrote on X: "The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes."

It comes after Farage had launched a defence of Musk’s social media attacks on Sir Keir Starmer, saying that "free speech is back."

Farage met with Musk alongside party chancellor Nick Candy over discussions the billionaire could donate to the party.

Nigel Farage had previously claimed Elon Musk will help Reform UK

GB News has approached Reform UK for a comment.

Earlier this week, Musk accused Sir Keir Starmer of being "complicit in the rape of Britain" and has said Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips "deserves to be in prison."

When asked by the BBC about Musk's comments about Labour ministers, Farage said: "The fact that Musk supports me and supports Reform doesn’t mean as two grown-ups we have to agree with everything the other says. I believe in free speech even if what people say is offensive, if you find it offensive, if most people find it offensive.

"Would I rather live in a world where we’re free to cause offence rather than a world in which free speech and debate get shut down? I know which of those two I prefer."

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