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Elon Musk has privately discussed with allies how Sir Keir Starmer could be removed as UK prime minister before the next general election, according to people briefed on the matter.
Musk, the world's richest man and a top confidante of US President-elect Donald Trump, is investigating how he and his right-wing allies can destabilize the UK Labor government beyond aggressive tweets that he has released on his social media platform X.
" His view is that Western civilization itself is under threat ," one of the people added.
Musk has sought information on whether it might be possible to build support for Britain's alternative political movements — particularly the populist right-wing UK Reform party — to force a change of prime minister ahead of the next election, according to aides.
In the United Kingdom's parliamentary system, prime ministers hold power because they lead the party with the most MPs.
Several prime ministers in recent decades, including Sir Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, have won large majorities in elections, only to be kicked out of parliament because of their declining popularity.
The chief executive of Tesla, SpaceX and X has taken a keen interest in British politics over the past six months and has been increasingly critical of the Starmer government.
Over the past week he has called for a new national inquiry into landmark grooming cases involving the sexual exploitation of girls by gangs of mainly British-Pakistani men in several UK cities.
Musk has accused Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions in England and Wales who dealt with child sexual abuse, of being an "accomplice" in raping Britain.
He has described Jess Phillips, the defense minister, as an "apologist for rape genocide" after she rejected a request by Oldham council for the Home Office to hold a Whitehall-led inquiry into the Greater Manchester care scandal .
Starmer has strongly rejected Musk's criticism of his time as a prosecutor. He said on Monday that those who "spread lies and misinformation" were not interested in the victims, but in "themselves". Phillips accused Musk of endangering her life.
Musk has been contacted for comment.
In a shock move over the weekend, Musk distanced himself from Nigel Farage, dashing the UK Reform leader's hopes that the billionaire would make a major donation to his party in the near future.
Musk said "the Reform party needs a new leader" and that "Farage doesn't have what it takes".
Musk has been vetting potential candidates to replace Farage as party leader, including UK Reform MP Rupert Lowe, and investigating what mechanisms are in place to replace him, according to people briefed on his thinking.
Farage on Tuesday played down the row. He told LBC radio he would meet Musk later this month and planned to travel to the US to attend Trump's inauguration in Washington.
Starmer, on the other hand, is not expected to attend Trump's inauguration. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch also does not currently plan to attend./ FinancialTimes
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