内容摘要："The themes of young people growing up in difficult times are still so relevant," he said.

"The themes of young people growing up in difficult times are still so relevant," he said.

Still, Musk's donations are a huge chunk of money that Republicans will miss as they try to hold their congressional advantage in the midterm elections in November 2026.It may have been a problem they were facing in any case. Musk has previously said he would contribute a "lot less" to campaigns in the future.

But could the bust-up with the White House prompt Musk not just to withdraw but throw his money behind opposition to Trump?He hinted as such on Thursday when he posted a poll on X with the question: "Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?"Musk's companies including SpaceX, its subsidiary Starlink and Tesla do a huge amount of business with the US government.

SpaceX alone has been, according to analysis by BBC Verify.

Trump realises this gives him leverage over the world's richest man.

He posted on Truth Social on Thursday: "The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!"It meant 10 million fewer pensioners received the money in 2024. There was particular concern among charities and some MPs about those whose income was slightly too high to qualify, but were hit by the loss of the payment as energy costs remained expensive.

Sir Keir did not confirm during Prime Minister's Questions who would be eligible for the revised policy, having previously admitted in a recent BBC interview that clarity was needed as soon as possible."We will look, again, as I said two weeks ago, at the eligibility for winter fuel, and of course, we'll set out how we pay for it," when quizzed by Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch on how many of the 10 million pensioners who lost the allowance would get it back.

The questions came after Reeves said earlier that people "should be in no doubt that the means test will increase and more people will get winter fuel payment this winter".Badenoch said the Chancellor was "rushing her plans because she just realised when winter is".