{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/677d5ec91f00b28b23b81e8d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Elon Musk dictating the British political agenda?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1736269303502-c45d8f46-1a19-4f7f-8d23-953fce0057e1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Scroll through his latest posts on X and Elon Musk has a laser focus on UK politics. His main targets? Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips MP and their response to the country’s grooming scandal. He’s also blowing hot and cold on Reform UK. So what influence is the world’s richest man having on British politics? And why is he doing it?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong>&nbsp;Aubrey Allegretti, Chief Political Correspondent, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong>&nbsp;Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producer:&nbsp;</strong>Edward Drummond and Emily Webb. </p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Sky News, Times Radio, Parliament, BBC, France 24.</p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Getty Images.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Further listening</strong>: <a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/25e1ea\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The political transformation of Elon Musk</a></p><p><strong>Get in touch</strong>: <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}