Britain wants to get close to Trump. Will Elon Musk stand in the way?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Labour is desperate to build trust with the Trump administration; the government being shunned by the president-elect would only work in Farage's favor, and there is huge economic incentive in working with Trump on, for instance, exemptions from his tariff regime.
50% : The delicate nature of Starmer's relationship with Trump may depend on keeping the billionaire at arm's length - for as long as that remains possible.
44% : Starmer is taking great pains to charm Trump, while also hoping to hold back at home the growing influence of Reform UK, a populist, anti-immigration party that Musk has endorsed.
40% : One Labour MP told CNN they were "looking forward to the great Musk vs Trump estrangement."
38% : The prime minister has so far resisted taking Musk's bait - the billionaire has accused him of failing to act against grooming gangs while director of public prosecutions - but MPs will eventually want to see him take a stronger stand, to protect his ministers from torrents of online abuse.
35% : He has long derided Starmer on his platform, and more recently hailed Reform UK, which since its founding in 2018 has capitalized on public frustration with the country's two major parties and now rivals each of them in opinion polling.

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