Nigel Farage has issued a message of thanks to Elon Musk for his tweet supporting GB News last night.

Speaking on his channel, Farage said: "A big thank you to you from a very, very start for watching us, for listening to us, whether it's live or on catch up.

"We're being noticed, our influence is being noticed. I had Allison Pearson on the show last night talking about plod knocking on her door last Sunday for something she said on X a year ago, and Elon Musk pick this all up.

"He posted last night and saying that the show had beaten Sky and the BBC ratings combined.

"He's making the point, Elon, that basically people have had enough of old style mainstream media. So a big thank you to Elon Musk."