World Don't miss out on the headlines from World. Followed categories will be added to My News. When Nick Candy, the multimillionaire property developer and donor to the UK’s Conservative party, announced on Tuesday that he was jumping ship to become Reform UK’s treasurer, his phone began ringing incessantly.
Having promised a “seven-figure sum” to help Nigel Farage’s insurgent party win power, Candy was greeted with dozens of messages from other would-be donors pledging support. He believes he can raise between pounds 25 million and pounds 40 million by the next election, and will himself give pounds 1 million. Within hours, he was exchanging messages with Elon Musk too.
Having helped to propel Donald Trump back into the White House, one of the world’s richest men appears keen to help Farage and Candy pull off a similar feat in Britain. This weekend Candy, 51, who counts ex-prime ministers and A-list celebrities as friends, made clear that he sees it as his personal mission to ensure that Musk does precisely that. “Elon’s managed to do an incredible job for president-elect Trump and he’s sort of changed the political spectrum in America,” he said.
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I would like him to help.” US President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Picture: Brandon Bell/Getty Images/AFP Two weeks ago The Sunday Times revealed rumours that Musk – who bonded with Farage via his friendship with Trump – was considering making an unprecedented donati.
