Tech billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly told an associate that it will be difficult to pump cash into Reform UK now he is part of Donald Trump's government in the US

Nigel Farage is now “much smaller” in Donald Trump’s eyes after the Reform UK leader’s row with Elon Musk, according to a former adviser to the US president. The Clacton MP has been a vocal supporter of Trump’s for years, even speaking at some of his rallies.

He's now one of the most powerful men in the US government, with the ear of his new pal, President Donald Trump. However, Elon Musk's fondness for conspiracy theories have sparked serious concern

Mr Musk’s allyship with Mr Farage would seem like a natural fit, given that the Reform leader’s relationship with Mr Trump goes back much further. The pair first met in 2016, shortly after the president-elect’s first election victory, and they are thought to have remained allies since.

Elon Musk has cast doubt on Donald Trump’s $500 billion AI project by questioning whether it has enough financial backing. “They don’t actually have the money,” the MAGA billionaire wrote on X in a rare public dig at Trump just hours after the president made a big announcement about the privately funded initiative.

Republican Strategist John Jordan says Donald Trump is not a part of the “argument” between Elon Musk and leaders in AI technology.