🔴Keir Starmer Considers Closing Elon Musk Donations Loophole to Stop ‘Foreign Interference’ in UK Elections A mooted $100 million donation from Musk to Nigel Farage’s Reform would be banned under the proposal bylinetimes.com/2024/12/06/k... - ThreadSky

bylinetimes.bsky.social • 78 days ago

🔴Keir Starmer Considers Closing Elon Musk Donations Loophole to Stop ‘Foreign Interference’ in UK Elections

A mooted $100 million donation from Musk to Nigel Farage’s Reform would be banned under the proposal

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/12/06/keir-starmer-considers-closing-elon-musk-donations-loophole-to-stop-foreign-interference-in-uk-elections/

Comments

cublet.bsky.social•77 days ago

He should stop considering it and just do it

wanwizard.bsky.social•78 days ago

I know Musk is rich, but there is a big difference between "net worth" and "cash in the bank". Afaik most of his worth comes from assets.

Is it just me who is wondering where he gets all these millions from, given the fact millionairs/billionaires don't have a habit of having money do nothing?

wanwizard.bsky.social•78 days ago

Also, he might have bought Twitter for billions, but that was all done via loans from Russian Oligarchs, so assets like this don't add much, if anything, to his net worth...

Question: if Russian oligarchs funded his Twitter take-over, what else do they pay for?

poppy53.bsky.social•78 days ago

Make it happen, fast.

chrisarundel.bsky.social•78 days ago

Huge foreign interference in UK elections and Keir Starmer “considers” doing something about it. God help us!

georgefin.bsky.social•78 days ago

What is there to consider? Be ‘brave’ make a decision as the UK’s prime minister.

juejuebeans.bsky.social•78 days ago

Starmer must act not mutter..

mtmcg.bsky.social•78 days ago

Why stop at Musk? Let’s add all those “independent think tank” and “Tufton St.” donations to the Tory party into the mix too.

hils56.bsky.social•77 days ago

‘And don’t dilly dally on the way’. Needs putting into action immediately.

angrypusscat.bsky.social•77 days ago

I had the muppets version of that.

hils56.bsky.social•77 days ago

I love the Muppets version, good laugh which is definitely needed in these dire times.

cliodunn.bsky.social•77 days ago

Do it.

hotknifedigital.bsky.social•78 days ago

What’s to stop someone opening a uk company and funneling it through that ?

eversollae.bsky.social•78 days ago

We musk close that loophole, too!

jacquessalade.bsky.social•78 days ago

Problem is that in some way or another it has probably already been made.

suegenevanana.bsky.social•78 days ago

I’ve been reading about his considering it for nearly a week. Just do it!

scobit.bsky.social•77 days ago

He better hurry up and get on with it then.

sihay.bsky.social•78 days ago

Good, keep that Wanker out of our affairs!

peacock1.bsky.social•78 days ago

Yes please!!

penheiro53.bsky.social•78 days ago

Given Musk wealth he will wait until the last moment before the door is shut before giving reform the monies. Then as the door is shut he has put reform into an even stronger position

jennie63.bsky.social•78 days ago

As in ‘a concept?’

superleggera.bsky.social•77 days ago

Starmer needs to put this into law, preferably on Christmas Eve, as a massive pressie to F*rage 👍😂

mrrfilsell.bsky.social•77 days ago

“Considers” 😂

Starmer is checking if Elon will give him money before he enacts this plan.

Watch! If it doesn’t happen, Starmer has a price. We see the coinage every time.