(Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk has held private talks with colleagues about removing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from his position ahead of the upcoming election, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Musk, the richest man in the world and a close friend of US President Donald Trump, last month endorsed the German anti-immigration group ahead of the elections scheduled for February, and has repeatedly commented on British politics, demanding Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign.
Musk has weighed how he and his colleagues can disrupt the Labor government and has sought information on how to build support for other British political movements to force a change in government, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Musk did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, outside of regular business hours.
“His view is that Western civilization itself is under threat,” one of the people was quoted as telling the FT.
Musk has previously accused Starmer of what he said was a failure to prosecute gangs of male rapists when he was director of public prosecutions between 2008 and 2013.
Separately, Musk is scheduled to host another German party leader Alice Weidel in a live interview on X on Thursday. A German group endorsed by Musk has been labeled as right-wing extremist by German security services.
Earlier this week, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere expressed his concern about Musk getting involved in foreign political affairs outside of the United States.