The tech tycoon backs calls from Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe to detain and deport “every” Channel migrant.
Elon Musk backs Rupert Lowe’s calls for Trump-deportation style tactic (Image: PA)
Elon Musk backed calls from Reform UK’s Rupert Lowe for Trump-style deportation tactics as nearly 600 migrants crossed the channel on Sunday.
Figures published on Monday reveal that some 592 migrants arrived on March 2 across 11 boats as the Great Yarmouth MP demands the government to “detain, deport”.
The improving weather over the weekend saw Sunday break the record for small boat arrivals this year.
Writing on X, Mr Lowe said: “We need to get real. Honestly, every single one of these fake asylum seekers needs to be immediately deported.
“I do NOT want these men in our country, and I make NO apologies for stating that.
“This has gone on for too long.
“Detain, deport. This is the ONLY way.”
Rupert Lowe demands the UK to “detain, deport” Channel migrants (Image: Getty)
In response to this, the tech tycoon simply wrote “Yes”. This is not the first time the billionaire has shown support for the Reform MP, notably backing him on social media during the resurgence of the groom gang scandal. He previously wrote: “I have not met Rupert Lowe, but his statements online that I have read so far make a lot of sense.”
The total number of small boat arrivals this year now amounts to 2,716 with the prior daily high record reaching 260 on January 13. This is 20% more than the same period last year as Sunday’s figures take the total number of crossings since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister to 25,958.
This follows new figures last week showing a total of 108,138 people applied for asylum in the UK in 2024, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began in 2001.
Elon Musk has shown support of Rupert Lowe multiple times on social media (Image: Getty)
This is an 18% hike since 2023, according to figures published by the Home Office.
Despite the number allowed to stay dropping to 39,600, the total being housed in hotels has increased to 38,079 despite Labour’s pledge to end their use.
A Home Office spokesman said yesterday: “We all want to end dangerous small boat crossings, which threaten lives and undermine our border security.
“The people-smuggling gangs do not care if the vulnerable people they exploit live or die, as long as they pay. We will stop at nothing to dismantle their business models and bring them to justice.”
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