Nigel Farage has suggested there's no way back for ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe, who has caught the eye of Elon Musk and has accused the party of a "witch hunt"

Tech tycoon Elon Musk is considering backing a rival to Reform UK led by Rupert Lowe, it has emerged. Musk, who briefly flirted with bankrolling Farage's populist party, suddenly took aim at the Clacton MP after the pair sparred over ex-English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson.

Elon Musk has expressed an interest in backing an alternative to Reform UK, following a spat that erupted last week between the populist party’s leader Nigel Farage and his most high-profile MP.