He’s not a British citizen, he lives four thousand miles away in a different time zone, but somehow Elon Musk has become, at least for the moment, the main character of UK politics in 2025.
When Westminster returned on Monday, it was not the government’s carefully scripted announcement on healthcare provision that led the agenda, but Musk’s continuing feud with the Prime Minister – and a host of other British politicians – over the grooming gangs scandal and the plight of convicted far-right agitator Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon).
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