Errol Musk, father of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, has stirred controversy by suggesting that Tommy Robinson, a far-right British activist, could one day become prime minister.
In an interview with Al Arabiya News presenter Tom Burges-Watson, Errol likened Robinson’s situation to that of Nelson Mandela and criticised prominent political figures, including Nigel Farage and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Errol Musk shared his son’s low opinion of Nigel Farage, citing Farage’s handling of grooming gang issues and questioning whether he possesses the “strength” needed to lead the country through its economic and social challenges. Elon Musk, Errol said, believes Farage is “no good” based on his record of confronting sexual exploitation cases.
“It doesn’t come across to me that he has the strength,” Errol Musk said of Farage. “Elon was basically thinking of the poor showing that Farage just made with the grooming gangs for rape.”
Errol Musk drew parallels between Robinson and Mandela, saying that history could one day judge the activist more favourably, much as Mandela went from being vilified in 1960s South Africa to eventually becoming its president. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been a polarising figure in the UK. Yet Errol Musk argued that, like Mandela, Robinson had been unjustly imprisoned on “spurious charges” for what he called “more or less nothing.”
“Tommy Robinson is very likely going to be the prime minister of England in due course,” Errol stated. “In 1963, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment . . . We wanted to hang him. Now, if you’d said then, ‘He’s going to be president of South Africa’, people would have thought you were off your head.”
Questioned about his willingness to finance the Reform UK party, Errol Musk expressed continued support, despite acknowledging Elon’s view that the party needs new leadership. He praised Reform as a “good” option for Britain and suggested he would still fund it, whether through direct donations or loans.
“Reform is good,” he noted. “We’ll still provide funds for them . . . Reform is very good.”
Errol Musk also made a bold prediction regarding Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, forecasting that he “won’t make it to the end of February.” Labeling the UK’s situation as “out of control,” he claimed it was beyond the scope of minor investigations or small-scale interventions.
“You want my theory? He won’t make it until the end of February.
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Errol Musk claims Tommy Robinson ‘very likely’ to become UK Prime Minister