According to the FT Elon Musk has told an associate that it will be more difficult to donate any significant amount to Reform now that Trump’s inauguration has taken place. A supposed $100 million donation has been spoken of since late November…
Musk can of course still donate legally if he wants to – there’s no barrier whatsoever. Unless Labour gets there first with a crackdown on donations, but it would have to address its own ‘foreign’ donations first…
US administration officials might advise against it seeing as the X owner will be a prominent and senior member of the new government. The easiest window for a donation has come and gone but Reform is flush with cash anyway…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”