It has not said much about what Farage and Candy discussed with the world’s richest man, but the news will revive speculation that Musk is planning a significant intervention that could help Reform UK’s electoral prospects.

Musk denied a recent report saying he was planning to give the party $100m. But doubtless Farage would be happy to accept a smaller sum, and, because Musk has business interests in Britain, UK laws intended to prevent foreign interference in domestic politics might not get in his way. Musk also owns X, and was accused of using it during the US presidential election to help Donald Trump.

In a statement after the meeting, Farage and Candy said:

“We had a great meeting with Elon Musk for an hour yesterday. We learned a great deal about the Trump ground game and will have ongoing discussions on other areas.”

“We only have one more chance left to save the west and we can do great things together.”

“Our thanks also to President Trump for allowing us to use Mar-a-Lago for this historic meeting. The special relationship is alive and well.”