Elon Musk has expressed an interest in backing an alternative to Reform UK, following a spat that erupted last week between the populist party’s leader Nigel Farage and his most high-profile MP.

Nigel Farage has suggested there's no way back for ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe, who has caught the eye of Elon Musk and has accused the party of a "witch hunt"

Tech tycoon Elon Musk is considering backing a rival to Reform UK led by Rupert Lowe, it has emerged. Musk, who briefly flirted with bankrolling Farage's populist party, suddenly took aim at the Clacton MP after the pair sparred over ex-English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson.

The civil war dominating Reform UK has deepened, with leader Nigel Farage warning there is ‘no way back’ for Rupert Lowe

The UK could be about to gain a new right-wing party to rival Reform UK, as opponents of Nigel Farage plot to weaken his influence. Farage was credited with turning Reform into a viable threat to mainstream parties when he sensationally returned as leader during last year’s election.

A third of Reform UK voters think the party would be doing better if it were not led by Nigel Farage, a new poll has found. It come after a dramatic split in Reform UK over the last week, with MP Rupert Lowe being kicked out of the party and reported to the police a day after accusing Farage of acting like “the Messiah”.

Elon Musk has expressed an interest in backing a rival party to Reform UK, according to reports. The US tech billionaire is said to have indicated that he would support a credible alternative to Nigel Farage 's party in the wake of the Rupert Lowe row.

The insurgent Reform UK party descended into bitter infighting following a falling-out between its leader, Nigel Farage, and the man Elon Musk touted just two months ago as his potential replacement.