It's not going well for Elon Musk...
Tech billionaire and Trump enthusiast Elon Musk’s popularity has plummeted further among the British public since January, and now even a majority of Reform UK voters have an unfavourable view of him.
Musk, who was rewarded for spending $250 million on Trump’s campaign for the White House with a role in his administration, has been widely condemned in recent months for his support for far-right parties in Europe as well as attempted interference in the elections of other countries.
Musk was also criticised for giving a Nazi-style salute at a Trump inauguration rally. The latest figures also show that Tesla experienced a decline in sales across five European countries in January, including a fall of nearly 12% in the UK.
He has also posted a series of false claims about UK MPs and the grooming gangs scandal on his X platform, falsely accusing ministers of inaction over gang rape and child abuse. Musk has even been community noted by his own platform for spreading fake news about UK politics.
Now a new poll from YouGov has found that 80% of the British public have an unfavourable view of Musk, while just 13% have a favourable view, which is down by 5 points since January.
Among Reform UK voters, Musk has a 36% favourability rating, with 58% having an unfavourable view of him.
When it comes to Labour Party voters, Musk has a 93% unfavourable view, with 92% of Lib Dem voters feeling the same as do 81% of Tory party voters.
Basit Mahmood is editor of Left Foot Forward
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