{"id":2383112,"date":"2024-12-23T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-prepares-to-stave-off-musks-power-that-he-has-flexed-in-us-and-germany-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T15:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T20:11:04","slug":"uk-prepares-to-stave-off-musks-power-that-he-has-flexed-in-us-and-germany-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-prepares-to-stave-off-musks-power-that-he-has-flexed-in-us-and-germany-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"UK prepares to stave off Musk\u2019s power that he has flexed in US and Germany &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-prepares-to-stave-off-musks-power-that-he-has-flexed-in-us-and-germany-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383112&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the United Kingdom is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-transportation-department-working-to-avert-summer-travel-disruptions-amid-demand-surge\/\" title=\"Buttigieg: Transportation Dept. Preventing Summer Travel Disruptions Amid High Demand.\">taking proactive measures<\/a> \u2062to counter the influence of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, \u200dwho has demonstrated meaningful political sway in the United States and\u200c Germany.Musk played a pivotal role in the U.S.\u200c 2024 election \u2064by backing President-elect Donald\u2062 Trump. He has also increased his involvement in international politics, showing support for the Alternative f\u00fcr Deutschland party in Germany and the Reform U.K. party. This growing engagement has prompted concerns in the UK about Musk&#8217;s potential impact on its political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UK prepares to stave off Musk&rsquo;s power that he has flexed in US and Germany<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1918800\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United Kingdom\">United Kingdom<\/a> is looking to fend off Tesla CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk's\">Elon Musk<\/a> after he showed his political mettle in the United States and Germany.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Musk wielded a decisive hand in the U.S. 2024 election, throwing his fortune behind President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>. He has since begun commenting more on international politics, voicing his support for the Alternative fur Deutschland in Germany and Reform U.K. in the U.K. The Labour government, fearful that Musk could have a decisive effect, is eyeing ways to neuter his influence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain&rsquo;s former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, attends an in-conversation event with Tesla and SpaceX&rsquo;s CEO Elon Musk in London, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The U.K. government has floated the idea of taking further measures to prevent foreign figures from making outsize political donations, the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/uk\/elon-musk-shook-up-u-s-politics-will-the-u-k-be-next-e14f5524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have no immediate plans to do, but we do have a manifesto commitment to look more broadly at our elections regime in the country, from things like votes at 16, which we are committed to, but also to make sure that our electoral system has got that integrity and is robust from many of the new issues that face undermining our democracy and our elections,&rdquo; Commons leader Lucy Powell told Sky News<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But just to be clear, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/firm-linked-to-joe-biden-scrubs-website-of-all-china-related-business\/\" title=\"Firm Linked To Joe Biden Scrubs Website Of All China Related Business\">foreign donations<\/a> to U.K.-based political parties is prohibited under current law, so that&rsquo;s something that already exists,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Powell later said the Labour government was looking to combat &ldquo;many of the issues that are undermining our democracy at the moment &mdash; like mis- and disinformation, foreign state actions and so on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The alarm was raised by a meeting between Reform U.K. Party head Nigel Farage and Musk at Mar-a-Lago last week, during which they discussed political strategy. In a joint statement, Farage and the party&rsquo;s treasurer Nick Candy said they had &ldquo;learnt a great deal about the Trump ground game&rdquo; and would have &ldquo;ongoing discussions&rdquo; with Musk in other sectors.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We only have one more chance left to save the West, and we can do great things together.&nbsp;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,&rdquo; it added, referring to the close relationship between the U.S. and U.K.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has gone after the left-wing Labour government with increasing ferocity in recent weeks, comparing it with the Soviet Union and Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Stalin, as well as deriding the U.K. as a &ldquo;totalitarian police state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk, a South African native, has largely been absent from his home country&rsquo;s politics, turning his attention internationally. Last week, he gave the AfD a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3266635\/musk-endorses-right-wing-germany-afd-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"major boost\">major boost<\/a> by declaring it the only viable path forward for Germany, incurring the wrath of the German government.<\/p>\n<p>His support garnered the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">controversial party renewed international attention<\/a>, as well as right-wing sympathies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1918800\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1918800\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK aims to counter Musk&#8217;s political influence seen in the US and Germany<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2383113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Musk-UK.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4250,39494,24099,9029],"class_list":["post-2383112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-musk","tag-power-dynamics","tag-uk","tag-us"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Musk-UK.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383112"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383116,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383112\/revisions\/2383116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}