Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has called for the release of imprisoned far-right agitator Tommy Robinson.
In several recent posts on his social media site X, the billionaire expressed support for the founder of the anti-Islam English Defence League and railed against Sir Keir Starmer.
Musk – a prominent advisor to US president-elect Donald Trump – said the prime minister was to blame for failures relating to the Rochdale grooming scandal while he was director of public prosecutions.
He posted and reposted multiple calls for Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, to be released from prison.
The activist was jailed for 18 months in October after pleading guilty to showing a defamatory video of a Syrian refugee during a protest last year.
Judges previously heard that he fled the UK hours after being bailed last summer, following an alleged breach of the terms of a 2021 court order.