Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNigel Farage has criticised Elon Musk for supporting Restore UK, a rival party, in the upcoming Makerfield by-election. Farage warned that Musk's intervention, through posts on X backing Rupert Lowe's Restore UK, could 'split the right-wing vote'. Restore UK, founded by Rupert Lowe after his suspension from Reform UK, has fielded a candidate in Makerfield, potentially hindering Reform UK's chances. A Survation opinion poll indicates a tight race, with Labour's Andy Burnham narrowly leading Reform UK's Robert Kenyon, and Restore UK polling at seven per cent. Farage suggested that Labour's Andy Burnham would be 'delighted' by Musk's actions, while Lowe asserted that 'millions of Brits' support Restore UK. In fullFarage hits out at Elon Musk over support for Reform rival Restore UK in Makerfield byelectionThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in