Lib Dems call to ban MPs accepting payments from X
politicsApr 29, 20266173
The Liberal Democrats urged a ban on MPs accepting payments from X, with party leader Ed Davey branding Reform UK a 'MAGA franchise' and saying Elon Musk channels far-right ideas into the UK via X. Davey presented the proposal as part of a wider crackdown on foreign influence after Nigel Farage declared more than £12,000 in recent payments from X in his parliamentary register. The ban would bar MPs from monetising relationships with the platform, close a new route for international political funding, and force greater transparency on paid media ties.
