Speaking to Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, Commons Leader Lucy Powell leaves the door open to change the law going forward. She says Elon Musk could not donate as he was based abroad - but does not rule out him doing so through his UK business arms.

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Reforms could form part of a Government crackdown on political donations

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The UK government does not plan to ban Elon Musk from donating large sums of money to Nigel Farage's Reform Party, Sky News reported on December 22. “We have no immediate plans to do this, but we have an obligation to take a broader look at our electoral regime in this country,” said Lucy Powell, Speaker of the House of Commons of the British Parliament. According to her, donations to UK political parties from abroad are currently prohibited by …

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The British government does not intend to ban Musk from funding parties

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