‘Starmer must go’: Elon Musk turns his gaze on Europe’s far-right politics

The interventions by the world’s wealthiest man – who also owns one of the planet’s largest megaphones, social media platform X – have already seen him secure unprecedented influence thanks to his proximity to US president-elect Donald Trump.

Now the evermore powerful Tesla and SpaceX chief is turning his gaze on Europe, where many governments are already grappling with the rise of populism and the far-right.

“(Keir) Starmer must go and he must face charges for his complicity in the worst mass crime in the history of Britain,” the multi-billionaire posted recently.

He was referring to the British prime minister’s time as chief state prosecutor in England and Wales, which coincided with a child grooming scandal – posting about it repeatedly on Friday.