What to Know About the Protests Outside U.K. Hotels Housing Asylum Seekers

A judge is set to decide if a hotel in Epping, England, can be barred from being used to accommodate asylum seekers, highlighting what has become a contentious issue in Britain.

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Tommy Robinson, Far-Right UK Activist, Is Arrested Over Train Station Assault

Tommy Robinson was taken into custody for questioning on Monday after an assault that seriously injured a man last month at St. Pancras train station.

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Farage Says He Talked to Musk Last Week. Relationship is ‘Fine.’

Three weeks after a rift, the head of the populist Reform U.K. party said Elon Musk remains open to a donation that could shake up British politics.

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How Elon Musk is Using Start-Up Tactics to Disrupt European Politics

The richest man in the world is backing far-right parties against a political establishment that has failed to deliver.

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The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.

His influence is partly the result of a very online political establishment, and partly thanks to a right-leaning media that is hostile to Keir Starmer’s Labour government.

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A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing.

Andrew McIntyre, a British extremist who played a key role in fomenting last summer’s unrest, was sentenced last week to seven years in jail.

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Elon Musk and His Megaphone, X, Rattle British Politics

With 211 million followers on social media, the multibillionaire seems intent on using his global platform to rattle British politics.

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In Reversal, Musk Trashes Farage, U.K.’s Anti-Immigrant Populist

Elon Musk, the billionaire backer of Donald J. Trump, had been promoting Nigel Farage. But on Sunday Mr. Musk said Mr. Farage “doesn’t have what it takes.”

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Elon Musk Trolls Britain and Defends Tommy Robinson in Flurry of Social Media Posts

In a barrage of posts rife with misinformation, he revived questions about a child sex abuse scandal, vilified the prime minister and defended a jailed far-right agitator.

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